# Sheikh Pora Village, Budgam, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/sheikh-pora/ Village · Budgam, Badgam # Sheikh Pora Sheikh Pora is a village in Budgam sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,687 people in 265 households**, the 20th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 1,687people (2011) - 265households - 72.0%literacy - 966females per 1,000 males ## Sheikh Pora PIN code and other codes Sheikh Pora falls in Budgam sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatShiekhpor - Community development blockBudgam - Census village code000675 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? - Budgam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)3 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 Sheikh Pora? 10 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 · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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? The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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, 83 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 51 a car. ■ Sheikh Pora · ■ Budgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **95% Toilet within the home ****99%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **13% Tap water ****96%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **83% Use banking services ****84%** **50% Television ****85%** **63% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****32%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****51%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **9% Own their home ****81%** **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 Sheikh Pora? ■ Sheikh Pora · ■ Budgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787** **883 Working population ****27.9%** **24.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 64.7% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 332 (71%) · **■** Marginal 59 (13%) 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 - Paimas1,847 people - Choon1,819 people - Galwan Pora1,722 people - Gagoo1,711 people - Chanda Pora1,626 people - Zori Gund1,622 people - Labertal1,614 people - Kargam Palachithf1,611 people [All 97 villages in Budgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/budgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sheikh Pora from Budgam?3 km by road - What is the population of Sheikh Pora?1,687 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikh Pora in?Badgam district (Budgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sheikh Pora?72.0% (Census 2011)