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About Sahi Pora Village

Sahi 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 1,544, made up of 798 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahi Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahi Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193202
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,544
Male Population 798
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahi Pora compares

By the 2011 count Sahi Pora is the 55th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 11 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 Sahi Pora

Sahi Pora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahi Pora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sahi Pora from other places

Sahi Pora lies about 27 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 11 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 Sahi Pora
Nearest town Bāramūla 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 12 km
District headquarters Kupwara 27 km

Villages closest to Sahi 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 Sahi Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahi Pora village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 55th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Sahi Pora village has 798 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahi Pora has about 935 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 Sahi Pora is 193202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahi Pora covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sahi Pora is Baramula, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahi Pora.

Sahi Pora is about 27 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahi Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Bāramūla is about 9.7 km away. Baramula is about 11 km away. Handwara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ash Pora (under 2 km), Lachi Pora (under 2 km) and Said Pora (under 2 km).

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

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