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About Bahadar Pora Village

Bahadar Pora is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 194 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.8 hectares hectares.

Bahadar Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahadar Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 49.8 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 194
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahadar Pora compares

By the 2011 count Bahadar Pora is the 167th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 49.8 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bahadar Pora

Bahadar Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahadar Pora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bahadar Pora from other places

Bahadar Pora lies about 6.1 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 35 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 Bahadar Pora
District headquarters Kupwara 6.1 km
Nearest town Kopawor 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 18 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 35 km

Villages closest to Bahadar 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 Bahadar Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahadar Pora village had a population of 393. That makes it the 167th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Bahadar Pora village has 194 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahadar Pora has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Bahadar Pora covers 49.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahadar Pora is Sopur, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bahadar Pora.

Bahadar Pora is about 6.1 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahadar Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 6.1 km away. Kopawor is about 6.1 km away. Handwara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badar Kol (under 2 km), Darabal Bala (under 2 km) and Darabal Pain (under 2 km).

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

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