# Shanker Pora Village, Dooru, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/dooru/shanker-pora/ Village · Dooru, Anantnag # Shanker Pora Shanker Pora is a village in Dooru sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,486 people in 295 households**, the 32nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,486people (2011) - 295households - 59.9%literacy - 781females per 1,000 males ## Shanker Pora PIN code and other codes Shanker Pora falls in Dooru sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatShanker Pora - Community development blockShahabad - Census village code003840 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shanker Pora from nearby towns? - Dooru (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)12 km by road - Dooru (nearest town)6 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 Shanker Pora? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shanker Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dooru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dooru - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Shanker Pora known for? Products made here include carpet. About 96% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 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 Shanker Pora Of every 100 households in Shanker Pora in 2011, 95 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shanker Pora · ■ Dooru rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **72% Toilet within the home ****49%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **35% Tap water ****66%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **90% Use banking services ****56%** **44% Television ****31%** **35% Mobile phone ****78%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **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 Shanker Pora? ■ Shanker Pora · ■ Dooru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****781** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538** **825 Working population ****40.3%** **31.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.0% for men and 54.0% for women. 40% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (22%) · **■** Marginal 635 (63%) 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 Dooru - Kewah2,586 people - Thaman Kote2,561 people - Yar Kochi2,538 people - Mahmoodabad2,489 people - Drien Drobdara2,475 people - Oojru2,467 people - Changoo2,274 people - Polia1,865 people [All 62 villages in Dooru](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/dooru/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shanker Pora from Anantnag?12 km by road - What is the population of Shanker Pora?2,486 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shanker Pora in?Anantnag district (Dooru sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shanker Pora?59.9% (Census 2011)