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About Reshi Pora Village

Reshi 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 758, made up of 392 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.3 hectares hectares.

Reshi Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Reshi Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 147.3 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 392
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Reshi Pora compares

By the 2011 count Reshi Pora is the 126th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 147.3 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Reshi Pora

Reshi Pora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Reshi Pora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Reshi Pora from other places

Reshi Pora lies about 24 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 Reshi Pora
Nearest town Sopur 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 16 km
District headquarters Kupwara 24 km

Villages closest to Reshi 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 Reshi Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Reshi Pora village had a population of 758. That makes it the 126th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Reshi Pora village has 392 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Reshi Pora has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Reshi Pora covers 147.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Reshi 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 <5 km distance for Reshi Pora.

Reshi Pora is about 24 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Reshi Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Sopur is about 9.9 km away. Handwara is about 16 km away. Kupwara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adura (2.8 km), Geri Pora (4.2 km) and Loki Pora (4.2 km).

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

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