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About Balah Pora Village

Balah Pora is a mid sized village in Shopian tehsil, in the district of Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 710 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.9 hectares hectares.

Balah Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balah Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Shupiyan
Tehsil Shopian
Area (hectares) 112.9 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 710
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balah Pora compares

By the 2011 count Balah Pora is the 49th largest of the 222 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 112.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Balah Pora

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

Balah Pora lies about 24 km from Shupiyan, and the nearest railway station is Anantnag, about 2.6 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 Balah Pora
Nearest railway station Anantnag 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shopian 24 km
District headquarters Shupiyan 24 km

Villages closest to Balah Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shopian 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 Balah Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Balah Pora village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 49th largest of the 222 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Balah Pora village has 710 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balah Pora has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Balah Pora covers 112.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balah Pora falls under Shopian tehsil of Shupiyan district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Balah Pora is Anantnag, about 2.6 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 Balah Pora.

Balah Pora is about 24 km from Shupiyan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balah Pora is in Shopian tehsil of Shupiyan district. Anantnag is about 2.6 km away. Shopian is about 24 km away. Shupiyan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amshi Pora (under 2 km), Baba Pora (under 2 km) and Bedha Pora (under 2 km).

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

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