About Ashkan Pora Village

Ashkan 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 591, made up of 305 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashkan Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashkan Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193221
Area (hectares)	72.8 hectares
Population	591
Male Population	305
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashkan Pora compares

By the 2011 count Ashkan Pora is the 145th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 72.8 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Ashkan Pora

Ashkan Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ashkan 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adura, Ahagam, Amar Garh and Ananwan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Ashkan Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashkan Pora village had a population of 591. That makes it the 145th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Ashkan Pora village has 305 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashkan Pora has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Ashkan Pora is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashkan Pora covers 72.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Ashkan Pora notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ashkan Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.