# Khurshi Pora Village, Bandipora, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/khurshi-pora/ Village · Bandipora, Bandipore # Khurshi Pora Khurshi Pora is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **902 people in 137 households**, the 37th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 902people (2011) - 137households - 40.8%literacy - 871females per 1,000 males ## Khurshi Pora PIN code and other codes Khurshi Pora falls in Bandipora sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatAhami Shareef - Community development blockBandipora - Census village code002733 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khurshi Pora from nearby towns? - Bandipore (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bandipore (district HQ)8 km by road - Bandipora (nearest town)8 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 Khurshi Pora? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Khurshi Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bandipore - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bandipore - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bandipore - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Khurshi Pora known for? The main crops are **maize**. About 69% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Khurshi Pora Of every 100 households in Khurshi Pora in 2011, 37 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khurshi Pora · ■ Bandipora rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **66% Toilet within the home ****29%** **64% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **32% Tap water ****100%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **79% Use banking services ****0%** **43% Television ****1%** **33% Mobile phone ****1%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****68%** **21% 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 Khurshi Pora? ■ Khurshi Pora · ■ Bandipora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.8%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700** **921 Working population ****23.7%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.3% for men and 30.7% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 26 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (84%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Bandipora - Brar1,068 people - Chak Arsala Khan1,036 people - Forest Block996 people - Takiya Ahmad Shah946 people - Chak Rashi Pora637 people - Rangin Pora )609 people - Chhandaji510 people - Shamthan228 people [All 42 villages in Bandipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khurshi Pora from Bandipore?8 km by road - What is the population of Khurshi Pora?902 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khurshi Pora in?Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Khurshi Pora?40.8% (Census 2011)