# Murad Pora Village, Bandipora, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bandipora, Bandipore 

# Murad Pora

Murad Pora is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **4,021 people in 627 households**, the 14th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 4,021people (2011)
- 627households
- 63.2%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Murad Pora PIN code and other codes

Murad Pora falls in Bandipora sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatMangnipora
- Community development blockBandipora
- Census village code002744

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

## How far is Murad Pora from nearby towns?

- Bandipore (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bandipore (district HQ)6 km by road
- Bandipora (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 Murad Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bandipore
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bandipore
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bandipore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Murad Pora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 436 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Murad Pora

Of every 100 households in Murad Pora in 2011, 77 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Murad Pora · ■ Bandipora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**32%

Tap water ****8%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**79%

Use banking services ****78%**

**43%

Television ****32%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

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 Murad Pora?

■ Murad Pora · ■ Bandipora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**921

Working population ****32.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 50.3% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 46 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (10%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 333 (26%) · **■** Marginal 745 (58%)

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

- Kunas5,271 people
- Sumlar Shok Baba5,178 people
- Nadihal5,167 people
- Ashtongu4,074 people
- Zurbaf Pora3,786 people
- Garoora3,528 people
- Aragam3,020 people
- Chonti Mula2,823 people

[All 42 villages in Bandipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Murad Pora from Bandipore?6 km by road
- What is the population of Murad Pora?4,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murad Pora in?Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Murad Pora?63.2% (Census 2011)
