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

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Village · Budgam, Badgam 

# Retni Pora

Retni Pora is a village in Budgam sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **375 people in 51 households**, the 75th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 375people (2011)
- 51households
- 67.2%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Retni Pora PIN code and other codes

Retni Pora falls in Budgam sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatChoon
- Community development blockBudgam
- Census village code000705

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

## How far is Retni Pora from nearby towns?

- Budgam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)7 km by road
- Badgam (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 Retni Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Budgam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Budgam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Retni Pora known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maiza and oilseeds**. Products made here include sozni and carpet. About 65% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Retni Pora

Of every 100 households in Retni Pora in 2011, 96 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Retni Pora · ■ Budgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**13%

Tap water ****14%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**83%

Use banking services ****63%**

**50%

Television ****72%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Retni Pora?

■ Retni Pora · ■ Budgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**883

Working population ****19.2%**

**24.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 52.0% for women. 33% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (47%) · **■** Marginal 23 (32%)

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

- Rakh Arath434 people
- Chowderi Bagh403 people
- Hayat Pora381 people
- Sunar Gund380 people
- Bata Bagh363 people
- Dard Pora344 people
- Teki Pora343 people
- Alaw Pora328 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Retni Pora from Budgam?7 km by road
- What is the population of Retni Pora?375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Retni Pora in?Badgam district (Budgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Retni Pora?67.2% (Census 2011)
