Village · Anantnag, Anantnag # Shalwan Pora Shalwan Pora is a village in Anantnag sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,502 people in 202 households, the 49th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 1,502 people (2011) - 202 households - 63.0% literacy - 1,124 females per 1,000 males ## Shalwan Pora PIN code and other codes Shalwan Pora falls in Anantnag sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Kewa - Community development block Quimoh - Census village code 003711 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shalwan Pora from nearby towns? - Anantnag (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ) 5 km by road - Anantnag (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shalwan Pora? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shalwan Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Batangoo - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Khanabal - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Anantnag - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shalwan Pora known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include carpet. About 84% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shalwan Pora Of every 100 households in Shalwan Pora in 2011, 98 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shalwan Pora · ■ Anantnag rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 95% - Toilet within the home 15% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 37% - Tap water 96% 68% - Drinking water within premises 88% 56% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 19% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 78% - Use banking services 18% 70% - Television 76% 58% - Mobile phone 72% 80% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 9% 9% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shalwan Pora? ■ Shalwan Pora · ■ Anantnag rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.0% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1124 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 754 822 - Working population 58.4% 42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 49.6% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 7 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 175 (20%) · ■ Marginal 683 (78%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Anantnag - Nun Wani 1,699 people - Turka Thachloo 1,665 people - Ganai Gund 1,640 people - Devi Pora 1,509 people - Ari Gohal 1,495 people - Kharman Ganish 1,493 people - Sifan 1,438 people - Fohar 1,395 people All 86 villages in Anantnag ## Quick answers - How far is Shalwan Pora from Anantnag? 5 km by road - What is the population of Shalwan Pora? 1,502 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shalwan Pora in? Anantnag district (Anantnag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shalwan Pora? 63.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/anantnag/shalwan-pora/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.