About Tarat Pora Village

Tarat 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 1,959, made up of 1,001 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tarat Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarat Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193224
Area (hectares)	164.3 hectares
Population	1,959
Male Population	1,001
Female Population	958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tarat Pora compares

By the 2011 count Tarat Pora is the 35th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 164.3 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, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Tarat Pora

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

Tarat Pora lies about 23 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 27 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 Tarat Pora
Nearest town	Bandipura	15 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	24 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	27 km

Villages closest to Tarat 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.

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Common questions about Tarat Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarat Pora village had a population of 1,959. That makes it the 35th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Tarat Pora village has 1,001 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarat Pora has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Tarat Pora is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tarat Pora covers 164.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Tarat Pora is Sopur, about 27 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 Tarat Pora.

Tarat Pora is about 23 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarat Pora is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Bandipura is about 15 km away. Kupwara is about 23 km away. Handwara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.