# Bander Pora Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/bander-pora/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Bander Pora Bander Pora is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,562 people in 212 households**, the 25th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 1,562people (2011) - 212households - 59.8%literacy - 1,010females per 1,000 males ## Bander Pora PIN code and other codes Bander Pora falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatBander Pora - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003604 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bander Pora from nearby towns? - Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)14 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)7 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bander Pora? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bander Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kanelwoon - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bander Pora known for? The main crops are **paddy and apple**. Products made here include carpet and crewel. About 75% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bander Pora Of every 100 households in Bander Pora in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Bander Pora · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****72%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **38% Tap water ****98%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****73%** **71% Television ****76%** **52% Mobile phone ****87%** **79% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bander Pora? ■ Bander Pora · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **870 Working population ****31.7%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.6% for men and 48.1% for women. 37% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 163 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 224 (45%) · **■** Marginal 106 (21%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bijbehara - Sither Satghar1,736 people - Chunda Pora1,735 people - Gari Seer1,700 people - Dupt Yar1,612 people - Sotki Pora1,465 people - Katu1,372 people - Vedai1,366 people - Gadhanji Pora1,351 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bander Pora from Anantnag?14 km by road - What is the population of Bander Pora?1,562 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bander Pora in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Bander Pora?59.8% (Census 2011)