# Baba Pora Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Khansahib, Badgam 

# Baba Pora

Baba Pora is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 33 households**, the 90th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 263people (2011)
- 33households
- 46.9%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Baba Pora PIN code and other codes

Baba Pora falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatWaterhail
- Community development blockKhansahib
- Census village code000565

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

## How far is Baba Pora from nearby towns?

- Khansahib (sub-district HQ)12 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 Baba Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Parnewa
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / 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 Baba Pora known for?

The main crops are **paddy, oilseeds and maize**. Products made here include carpet and sozni. About 67% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Baba Pora

Of every 100 households in Baba Pora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Baba Pora · ■ Khansahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**84%

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

**78%

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

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**38%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**40%

Television ****82%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**20%

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 Baba Pora?

■ Baba Pora · ■ Khansahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**884

Working population ****20.5%**

**22.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 38.5% for women. 40% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 7 (13%) · **■** Marginal 47 (87%)

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 Khansahib

- Nambalhar306 people
- Brari Pora297 people
- Khara Pora277 people
- Gurweth Khurd271 people
- Khari Pora251 people
- Nande Pora249 people
- Para Pora Saifulla221 people
- Khod Rawat Pora214 people

[All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baba Pora from Budgam?7 km by road
- What is the population of Baba Pora?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baba Pora in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Baba Pora?46.9% (Census 2011)
