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

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Village · Khansahib, Badgam 

# Sahni Pora

Sahni Pora is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,070 people in 145 households**, the 37th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 1,070people (2011)
- 145households
- 47.9%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Sahni Pora PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatFrastwar
- Community development blockKhansahib
- Census village code000592

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

## How far is Sahni Pora from nearby towns?

- Khansahib (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)14 km by road
- Khansahib (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 Sahni Pora?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sahni 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khansahib
- ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Sahni Pora known for?

The main crops are **maiza and paddy**. About 70% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Sahni Pora

Of every 100 households in Sahni Pora in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sahni Pora · ■ Khansahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**14%

Tap water ****99%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****90%**

**40%

Television ****35%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sahni Pora?

■ Sahni Pora · ■ Khansahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**50.3%

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

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**884

Working population ****17.7%**

**22.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 37.5% for women. 32% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 34 (18%) · **■** Other work 44 (23%) · **■** Marginal 10 (5%)

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

- Lanura1,325 people
- Bander Pora1,236 people
- Krale New1,158 people
- Ring Zabal1,124 people
- Nunar1,066 people
- Chana Now Pora1,055 people
- Qumroo997 people
- Kule Hama974 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahni Pora from Budgam?14 km by road
- What is the population of Sahni Pora?1,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahni Pora in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sahni Pora?47.9% (Census 2011)
