Village · Khansahib, Badgam
# Kalshi Pora

Kalshi Pora is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,651 people in 253 households, the 27th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.
- 1,651 people (2011)
- 253 households
- 57.9% literacy
- 973 females per 1,000 males

## Kalshi Pora PIN code and other codes

Kalshi Pora falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Khansahib
- Community development block Khansahib
- Census village code 000579

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalshi Pora from nearby towns?
- Khansahib (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Khansahib (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalshi Pora?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Khansahib
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Budgam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Budgam
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalshi Pora known for?

The main crops are paddy and rajmash. About 72% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalshi Pora

Of every 100 households in Kalshi Pora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kalshi Pora · ■ Khansahib rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 84%
- Toilet within the home 97% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 3% 14%
- Tap water 78% 77%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 38%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 44% 40%
- Television 71% 39%
- Mobile phone 87% 54%
- Computer with internet 4% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 4% 20%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalshi Pora?

■ Kalshi Pora · ■ Khansahib rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.9% 50.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 922
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1120 884
- Working population 38.7% 22.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 43.2% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Household industry 76 (12%) · ■ Other work 124 (19%) · ■ Marginal 420 (66%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khansahib
- Fala Chala 1,736 people
- Hokalatri 1,718 people
- Arizal 1,715 people
- Rawal Pora Beerua 1,707 people
- Chil 1,634 people
- Kech Razgir 1,547 people
- Frasta War 1,339 people
- Kula Bug 1,329 people

All 99 villages in Khansahib

## Quick answers
- How far is Kalshi Pora from Budgam? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Kalshi Pora? 1,651 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalshi Pora in? Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kalshi Pora? 57.9% (Census 2011)

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