# Gansh Pora Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/gansh-pora/ Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag # Gansh Pora Gansh Pora is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,058 people in 175 households**, the 35th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%. - 1,058people (2011) - 175households - 46.6%literacy - 840females per 1,000 males ## Gansh Pora PIN code and other codes Gansh Pora falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatGansh Pora - Community development blockKavnipora - Census village code003539 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gansh Pora from nearby towns? - Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)22 km by road - Ashmuqam (nearest town)8 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 Gansh Pora? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gansh Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ashmuqam - ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seer - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Gansh Pora known for? The main crops are **walnut**. About 38% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Gansh Pora Of every 100 households in Gansh Pora in 2011, 43 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gansh Pora · ■ Pahalgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****43%** **57% Toilet within the home ****14%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **62% Tap water ****49%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****70%** **62% Television ****27%** **29% Mobile phone ****63%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****13%** **32% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Gansh Pora? ■ Gansh Pora · ■ Pahalgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%** **49.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****576** **916 Working population ****29.3%** **39.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.1% for men and 36.4% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 276 (89%) 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 Pahalgam - Manzi Gam1,165 people - Chandri Gam1,107 people - Dadran Khandi Pora1,097 people - Mowrah1,077 people - Shum Hall1,051 people - Hangal Pahoo1,038 people - Singh Pora1,023 people - Dirhama986 people [All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gansh Pora from Anantnag?22 km by road - What is the population of Gansh Pora?1,058 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gansh Pora in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gansh Pora?46.6% (Census 2011)