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About Zongal Pora Village

Zongal Pora is a large village in Devsar tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,217, made up of 1,115 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.7 hectares hectares.

Zongal Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zongal Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Devsar
Area (hectares) 217.7 hectares
Population 2,217
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Zongal Pora compares

By the 2011 count Zongal Pora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 217.7 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Zongal Pora

Zongal Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Zongal Pora as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Zongal Pora from other places

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

Villages closest to Zongal 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 Zongal Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Zongal Pora village had a population of 2,217. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Zongal Pora village has 1,115 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zongal Pora has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Zongal Pora covers 217.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Zongal 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Zongal Pora.

Zongal 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.

Zongal 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), Mangal Pora (under 2 km) and Nawa Pora (under 2 km).

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

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