About Wahi Pora Village

Wahi 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 1,576, made up of 763 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahi Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahi Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193302
Area (hectares)	182.9 hectares
Population	1,576
Male Population	763
Female Population	813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahi Pora compares

By the 2011 count Wahi Pora is the 54th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 182.9 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Wahi Pora

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

Wahi 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 Wahi 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 Wahi 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 Wahi Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahi Pora village had a population of 1,576. That makes it the 54th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Wahi Pora village has 763 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahi Pora has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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

Wahi Pora covers 182.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Wahi 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Wahi Pora.

Wahi 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.

Wahi 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.