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About Chani Pora Bala Village

Chani Pora Bala is a mid sized village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 329 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.1 hectares hectares.

Chani Pora Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chani Pora Bala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Karnah
Area (hectares) 61.1 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 329
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chani Pora Bala compares

By the 2011 count Chani Pora Bala is the 25th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 61.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Chani Pora Bala

Chani Pora Bala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chani Pora Bala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chani Pora Bala from other places

Chani Pora Bala lies about 42 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 54 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 Chani Pora Bala
Tehsil headquarters Karnah under 2 km
District headquarters Kupwara 42 km
Nearest town Kopawor 42 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 54 km

Villages closest to Chani Pora Bala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnah 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 Chani Pora Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chani Pora Bala village had a population of 627. That makes it the 25th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Chani Pora Bala village has 329 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chani Pora Bala has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Chani Pora Bala covers 61.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chani Pora Bala falls under Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chani Pora Bala is Baramula, about 54 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chani Pora Bala.

Chani Pora Bala is about 42 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chani Pora Bala is in Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district. Karnah is about under 2 km away. Kupwara is about 42 km away. Kopawor is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandi (under 2 km), Chani Pora Pain (under 2 km) and Dildar (under 2 km).

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

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