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About Ash Pora Village

Ash Pora is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,987, made up of 1,012 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ash Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ash Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193302
Area (hectares) 318.1 hectares
Population 1,987
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ash Pora compares

By the 2011 count Ash Pora is the 32nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 318.1 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Ash Pora

Ash Pora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ash Pora as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ash Pora from other places

Ash Pora lies about 27 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 11 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 Ash Pora
Nearest town Bāramūla 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 12 km
District headquarters Kupwara 27 km

Villages closest to Ash Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handwara 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 Ash Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Ash Pora village had a population of 1,987. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Ash Pora village has 1,012 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ash Pora has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Ash Pora is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ash Pora covers 318.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ash Pora falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ash Pora is Baramula, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ash Pora.

Ash Pora is about 27 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ash Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Bāramūla is about 9.7 km away. Baramula is about 11 km away. Handwara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachi Pora (under 2 km), Sahi Pora (under 2 km) and Said Pora (under 2 km).

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

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