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About Geri Pora Village

Geri 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 1,243, made up of 633 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geri Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geri Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193221
Area (hectares) 171.2 hectares
Population 1,243
Male Population 633
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Geri Pora compares

By the 2011 count Geri Pora is the 84th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 171.2 hectares work out to about 7.3 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 Geri Pora

Geri Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Geri Pora as Available within <5 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 Geri Pora from other places

Geri Pora lies about 26 km from Kupwara. 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 Geri Pora
Nearest town Sopur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 16 km
District headquarters Kupwara 26 km

Villages closest to Geri 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 Geri Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Geri Pora village had a population of 1,243. That makes it the 84th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Geri Pora village has 633 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geri Pora has about 964 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 Geri Pora is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geri Pora covers 171.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Geri Pora.

Geri Pora is about 26 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geri Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Sopur is about 6.5 km away. Handwara is about 16 km away. Kupwara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loki Pora (under 2 km), Adura (2.7 km) and Reshi Pora (4.2 km).

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

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