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About Bata Pora Magam Village

Bata Pora Magam 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 1,181, made up of 597 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bata Pora Magam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bata Pora Magam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193221
Area (hectares) 85.9 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 597
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bata Pora Magam compares

By the 2011 count Bata Pora Magam is the 91st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 85.9 hectares work out to about 14 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 929.

Getting to Bata Pora Magam

Bata Pora Magam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bata Pora Magam 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bata Pora Magam from other places

Bata Pora Magam lies about 8.2 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 30 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 Bata Pora Magam
District headquarters Kupwara 8.2 km
Nearest town Kopawor 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 30 km

Villages closest to Bata Pora Magam

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 Bata Pora Magam

As per the Census of India 2011, Bata Pora Magam village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 91st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Bata Pora Magam village has 597 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bata Pora Magam has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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

Bata Pora Magam covers 85.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bata Pora Magam is Sopur, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bata Pora Magam.

Bata Pora Magam is about 8.2 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bata Pora Magam is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 8.2 km away. Kopawor is about 8.2 km away. Handwara is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magam (under 2 km), Wagat (3.5 km) and Rakhi Shihilhal (4.2 km).

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

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