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About Kali Pora Village

Kali 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 515, made up of 267 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.3 hectares hectares.

Kali Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kali Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 39.3 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 267
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kali Pora compares

By the 2011 count Kali Pora is the 148th 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 39.3 hectares work out to about 13 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 Kali Pora

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

How far is Kali Pora from other places

Kali Pora lies about 18 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 Kali Pora
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 10 km
Nearest town Sopur 15 km
District headquarters Kupwara 18 km

Villages closest to Kali 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 Kali Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Kali Pora village had a population of 515. That makes it the 148th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Kali Pora village has 267 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Kali Pora covers 39.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kali 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 Kali Pora.

Kali Pora is about 18 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kali Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 10 km away. Sopur is about 15 km away. Kupwara 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 Mangwal Pora (under 2 km), Pala Pora (under 2 km) and Budha Bug (1.8 km).

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

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