# Shekhawari Pora Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/shekhawari-pora/ Village · Khansahib, Badgam # Shekhawari Pora Shekhawari Pora is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 44 households**, the 56th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 629people (2011) - 44households - 57.7%literacy - 900females per 1,000 males ## Shekhawari Pora PIN code and other codes Shekhawari Pora falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatKachiwari - Community development blockKhansahib - Census village code000584 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhawari Pora from nearby towns? - Khansahib (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)24 km by road - Khansahib (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 Shekhawari Pora? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhawari Pora; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khansahib - ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Shekhawari Pora known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Shekhawari Pora Of every 100 households in Shekhawari Pora in 2011, 93 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shekhawari Pora · ■ Khansahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **84% Toilet within the home ****24%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **14% Tap water ****73%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****68%** **40% Television ****32%** **39% Mobile phone ****71%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **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 Shekhawari Pora? ■ Shekhawari Pora · ■ Khansahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **884 Working population ****16.5%** **22.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.4% for men and 45.8% for women. 21% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 41 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (12%) · **■** Marginal 50 (48%) 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 - Zim Pora679 people - Harnow663 people - Rehkhayi657 people - Goja Thaji637 people - Goti Pora624 people - Gund Panah623 people - Bala Pora605 people - Nari Gund602 people [All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shekhawari Pora from Budgam?24 km by road - What is the population of Shekhawari Pora?629 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhawari Pora in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shekhawari Pora?57.7% (Census 2011)