Village · Bandipora, Bandipore
# Laway Pora

Laway Pora is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193502. The 2011 Census counted 2,197 people in 386 households, the 22nd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 2,197 people (2011)
- 386 households
- 70.2% literacy
- 193502 PIN code

## Laway Pora PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Laway Pora is 193502. Laway Pora falls in Bandipora sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 193502
- Gram panchayat Khayar
- Community development block Bandipora
- Census village code 002741

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

## How far is Laway Pora from nearby towns?
- Bandipore (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Bandipore (district HQ) 4 km by road
- Bandipora (nearest town) 4 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Laway Pora?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Laway 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
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bandipore
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bandipore
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Bandipore
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Laway Pora known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 51% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Laway Pora

Of every 100 households in Laway Pora in 2011, 28 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Laway Pora · ■ Bandipora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 28% 66%
- Toilet within the home 89% 64%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 32%
- Tap water 20% 45%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 79%
- Use banking services 43% 43%
- Television 41% 33%
- Mobile phone 68% 54%
- Computer with internet 3% 2%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 15% 21%
- 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 Laway Pora?

■ Laway Pora · ■ Bandipora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.2% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 926 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 871 921
- Working population 36.5% 34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 59.2% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (0%) · ■ Household industry 23 (3%) · ■ Other work 264 (33%) · ■ Marginal 509 (63%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bandipora
- Chonti Mula 2,823 people
- Kudara 2,455 people
- Konan Baba Gund 2,380 people
- Gundpora Rampora 2,311 people
- Anayat Pora 2,127 people
- Soner Wani 1,855 people
- Phalwan Pora 1,677 people
- Khayar 1,630 people

All 42 villages in Bandipora

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Laway Pora? 193502
- How far is Laway Pora from Bandipore? 4 km by road
- What is the population of Laway Pora? 2,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laway Pora in? Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Laway Pora? 70.2% (Census 2011)

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