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About Mangwal Pora Village

Mangwal Pora is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 210 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.4 hectares hectares.

Mangwal Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangwal Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 34.4 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 210
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangwal Pora compares

By the 2011 count Mangwal Pora is the 165th 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 34.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mangwal Pora

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

Mangwal 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 Mangwal Pora
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 10 km
Nearest town Sopur 15 km
District headquarters Kupwara 18 km

Villages closest to Mangwal 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 Mangwal Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangwal Pora village had a population of 415. That makes it the 165th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Mangwal Pora village has 210 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangwal Pora has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Mangwal Pora covers 34.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Mangwal 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 Mangwal Pora.

Mangwal 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.

Mangwal 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 Kali 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 Mangwal Pora today is likely to be higher.

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