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About Wara Pora Village

Wara 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 1,153, made up of 592 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wara Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wara Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193221
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 592
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wara Pora compares

By the 2011 count Wara Pora is the 94th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Wara Pora

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

Wara Pora lies about 14 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 28 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 Wara Pora
District headquarters Kupwara 14 km
Nearest town Kopawor 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 18 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 28 km

Villages closest to Wara 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 Wara Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Wara Pora village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 94th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Wara Pora village has 592 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wara Pora has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

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

Wara Pora covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Wara Pora is Sopur, about 28 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 Wara Pora.

Wara Pora is about 14 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wara Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 14 km away. Kopawor is about 14 km away. Handwara 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 Forest Block (6.3 km), Harawat (9.4 km) and Lara Bal (9.4 km).

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

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