# Galwan Pora Village, Budgam, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Budgam, Badgam 

# Galwan Pora

Galwan Pora is a village in Budgam sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,722 people in 268 households**, the 18th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,722people (2011)
- 268households
- 52.2%literacy
- 191111PIN code

## Galwan Pora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galwan Pora is 191111.** Galwan Pora falls in Budgam sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code191111
- Gram panchayatGalwanpora
- Community development blockBudgam
- Census village code000649

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

## How far is Galwan Pora from nearby towns?

- Budgam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)4 km by road
- Badgam (nearest town)4 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 Galwan Pora?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Galwan Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Budgam
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Budgam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Galwan Pora known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. About 79% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Galwan Pora

Of every 100 households in Galwan Pora in 2011, 84 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Galwan Pora · ■ Budgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**13%

Tap water ****66%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**83%

Use banking services ****43%**

**50%

Television ****66%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

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 Galwan Pora?

■ Galwan Pora · ■ Budgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**883

Working population ****37.7%**

**24.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 42.9% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (5%) · **■** Household industry 33 (5%) · **■** Other work 266 (41%) · **■** Marginal 260 (40%)

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 Budgam

- Jawal Pora1,940 people
- Razwan Jagir1,909 people
- Paimas1,847 people
- Choon1,819 people
- Gagoo1,711 people
- Sheikh Pora1,687 people
- Chanda Pora1,626 people
- Zori Gund1,622 people

[All 97 villages in Budgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galwan Pora?191111
- How far is Galwan Pora from Budgam?4 km by road
- What is the population of Galwan Pora?1,722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galwan Pora in?Badgam district (Budgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Galwan Pora?52.2% (Census 2011)
