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About Dudi Pora Village

Dudi 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 1,478, made up of 740 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudi Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudi Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193221
Area (hectares) 238.36 hectares
Population 1,478
Male Population 740
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudi Pora compares

By the 2011 count Dudi Pora is the 59th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 238.36 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, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dudi Pora

Dudi Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dudi 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 Dudi Pora from other places

Dudi Pora lies about 23 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 46 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 Dudi Pora
District headquarters Kupwara 23 km
Nearest town Kopawor 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 34 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 46 km

Villages closest to Dudi 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 Dudi Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudi Pora village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 59th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Dudi Pora village has 740 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudi Pora has about 997 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 Dudi Pora is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudi Pora covers 238.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dudi Pora is Sopur, about 46 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 Dudi Pora.

Dudi Pora is about 23 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudi Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 23 km away. Kopawor is about 23 km away. Handwara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Forest Block (15 km), Badar Kol (17 km) and Bahadar Pora (17 km).

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

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