# Parapora Village, Khag, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Khag, Badgam 

# Parapora

Parapora is a village in Khag sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **290 people in 40 households**, the 46th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%.

- 290people (2011)
- 40households
- 49.5%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Parapora PIN code and other codes

Parapora falls in Khag sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatPala Pora
- Community development blockKhag
- Census village code000379

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

## How far is Parapora from nearby towns?

- Khag (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)29 km by road
- Magam (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 Parapora?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Parapora; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Magam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Beerwah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srinagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Parapora known for?

The main crops are **wheat and shawls**. Products made here include vegetables. About 71% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Parapora

Of every 100 households in Parapora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parapora · ■ Khag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**49%

Television ****3%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**22%

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 Parapora?

■ Parapora · ■ Khag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**47.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**932

Working population ****23.1%**

**24.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.5% for men and 48.5% for women. 36% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (31%) · **■** Other work 17 (25%) · **■** Marginal 14 (21%)

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 Khag

- Peth Saharan376 people
- Khawja Gund351 people
- Chaker Pora338 people
- Kanchati Pora310 people
- Punj Yari282 people
- Awan Pora270 people
- Abandar233 people

[All 49 villages in Khag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parapora from Budgam?29 km by road
- What is the population of Parapora?290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parapora in?Badgam district (Khag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Parapora?49.5% (Census 2011)