# Otter Pora Village, Beerwah, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Beerwah, Badgam 

# Otter Pora

Otter Pora is a village in Beerwah sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193411**. The 2011 Census counted **962 people in 134 households**, the 58th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 962people (2011)
- 134households
- 44.1%literacy
- 193411PIN code

## Otter Pora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Otter Pora is 193411.** Otter Pora falls in Beerwah sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193411
- Gram panchayatKandoora
- Community development blockBeerwah
- Census village code000507

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Otter Pora from nearby towns?

- Beerwah (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)28 km by road
- Beerwah (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 Otter Pora?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Otter 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Berwah
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Beerwah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Otter Pora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Otter Pora

Of every 100 households in Otter Pora in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Otter Pora · ■ Beerwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**9%

Tap water ****65%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****17%**

**60%

Television ****40%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Otter Pora?

■ Otter Pora · ■ Beerwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.1%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**741

Working population ****21.5%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 34.9% for women. 37% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 40 (19%) · **■** Other work 94 (45%) · **■** Marginal 40 (19%)

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 Beerwah

- Aqil Pora978 people
- Path Zani Gam975 people
- Rani Pora973 people
- Wata Magam973 people
- Gam Pora946 people
- Nijlu873 people
- Poonch Gund816 people
- Wani Hama771 people

[All 104 villages in Beerwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/beerwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Otter Pora?193411
- How far is Otter Pora from Budgam?28 km by road
- What is the population of Otter Pora?962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Otter Pora in?Badgam district (Beerwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Otter Pora?44.1% (Census 2011)
