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About Hanji Pora Village

Hanji Pora is a small village in Devsar tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 178 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.8 hectares hectares.

Hanji Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanji Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Devsar
Area (hectares) 34.8 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 178
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanji Pora compares

By the 2011 count Hanji Pora is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 34.8 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Hanji Pora

Hanji Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hanji Pora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanji Pora from other places

Hanji Pora lies about 11 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Anantnag, about 2.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hanji Pora
Nearest railway station Anantnag 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Devsar 9.5 km
District headquarters Kulgam 11 km

Villages closest to Hanji Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devsar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hanji Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanji Pora village had a population of 321. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Hanji Pora village has 178 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanji Pora has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Hanji Pora covers 34.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hanji Pora falls under Devsar tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hanji Pora is Anantnag, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hanji Pora.

Hanji Pora is about 11 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanji Pora is in Devsar tehsil of Kulgam district. Anantnag is about 2.6 km away. Devsar is about 9.5 km away. Kulgam is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangal Pora (under 2 km), Nawa Pora (under 2 km) and Zongal Pora (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hanji Pora today is likely to be higher.

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