# Sheikh Pora Village, Shangus, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/sheikh-pora/ Village · Shangus, Anantnag # Sheikh Pora Sheikh Pora is a village in Shangus sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,253 people in 309 households**, the 12th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 2,253people (2011) - 309households - 55.6%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Sheikh Pora PIN code and other codes Sheikh Pora falls in Shangus sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatSheikh Pora - Community development blockShangus - Census village code003754 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikh Pora from nearby towns? - Shangus (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)24 km by road - Shangus (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 Sheikh Pora? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikh 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private 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 · Utrasu - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Utrasu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Sheikh Pora known for? Products made here include carpet and blanket. About 72% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Sheikh Pora Of every 100 households in Sheikh Pora in 2011, 38 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sheikh Pora · ■ Shangus rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **72% Toilet within the home ****54%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **39% Tap water ****64%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **88% Use banking services ****59%** **71% Television ****22%** **30% Mobile phone ****65%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **22% 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 Sheikh Pora? ■ Sheikh Pora · ■ Shangus rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074** **791 Working population ****38.4%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 45.3% for women. 39% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (12%) · **■** Marginal 650 (75%) 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 Shangus - Brah2,966 people - Chera Pora2,754 people - Aho Paisan2,721 people - Rakhi Brah2,499 people - Chogam2,206 people - Kradi2,087 people - Khul Chohar1,785 people - Kriri1,617 people [All 25 villages in Shangus](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sheikh Pora from Anantnag?24 km by road - What is the population of Sheikh Pora?2,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikh Pora in?Anantnag district (Shangus sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sheikh Pora?55.6% (Census 2011)