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About Mangal Pora Village

Mangal 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 498, made up of 260 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.3 hectares hectares.

Mangal Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangal Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Devsar
Area (hectares) 22.3 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 260
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mangal Pora compares

By the 2011 count Mangal Pora is the 12th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 22.3 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Mangal Pora

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

How far is Mangal Pora from other places

Mangal 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 Mangal Pora
Nearest railway station Anantnag 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Devsar 9.5 km
District headquarters Kulgam 11 km

Villages closest to Mangal 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 Mangal Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangal Pora village had a population of 498. That makes it the 12th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Mangal Pora village has 260 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangal Pora has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Mangal Pora covers 22.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mangal Pora is Anantnag, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mangal Pora.

Mangal 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.

Mangal 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 Hanji 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 Mangal Pora today is likely to be higher.

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