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About Siraj Pora Village

Siraj 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 1,378, made up of 722 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siraj Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siraj Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193221
Area (hectares) 213.7 hectares
Population 1,378
Male Population 722
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Siraj Pora compares

By the 2011 count Siraj Pora is the 64th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 213.7 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Siraj Pora

Siraj Pora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siraj 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. The nearest villages by name are Sher Kot, Shihil Hal, Shihil Pora and Shil Thra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Siraj Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Siraj Pora village had a population of 1,378. That makes it the 64th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Siraj Pora village has 722 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siraj Pora has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

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

Siraj Pora covers 213.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Siraj 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 Siraj Pora.

Siraj Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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