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About Shamis Pora Village

Shamis Pora is a small village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 217 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.5 hectares hectares.

Shamis Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamis Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Karnah
Area (hectares) 72.5 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 217
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamis Pora compares

By the 2011 count Shamis Pora is the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 72.5 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Shamis Pora

Shamis Pora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shamis Pora as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Panj Taran, Pararah, Peir Panjoh and Pernai. 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 Shamis Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamis Pora village had a population of 435. That makes it the 30th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Shamis Pora village has 217 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamis Pora has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 861.

Shamis Pora covers 72.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Shamis 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 - 10 km distance for Shamis Pora.

Shamis Pora is in Karnah 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 Shamis Pora today is likely to be higher.

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