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About Loki Pora Village

Loki Pora is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,298, made up of 1,198 males and 1,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loki Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loki Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193302
Area (hectares) 235.5 hectares
Population 2,298
Male Population 1,198
Female Population 1,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loki Pora compares

By the 2011 count Loki Pora is the 20th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 235.5 hectares work out to about 9.8 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 Loki Pora

Loki Pora is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Loki Pora as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Loki Pora from other places

Loki 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 Loki Pora
Nearest town Sopur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 16 km
District headquarters Kupwara 26 km

Villages closest to Loki 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 Loki Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Loki Pora village had a population of 2,298. That makes it the 20th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Loki Pora village has 1,198 males and 1,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loki Pora has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Loki Pora is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loki Pora covers 235.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Loki Pora.

Loki 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.

Loki 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 Geri 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 Loki Pora today is likely to be higher.

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