# Shah Pora Village, Gurez, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/shah-pora/ Village · Gurez, Bandipore # Shah Pora Shah Pora is a village in Gurez sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,212 people in 373 households**, the 5th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 2,212people (2011) - 373households - 72.2%literacy - 910females per 1,000 males ## Shah Pora PIN code and other codes Shah Pora falls in Gurez sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatShahpora Bala+Shahpora Payeen - Community development blockGurez - Census village code002708 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shah Pora from nearby towns? - Gurez (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)91 km by road - Bandipora (nearest town)91 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 Shah Pora? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shah Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurez - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurez - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurez - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Shah Pora known for? The main crops are **potato, peas and wheat**. About 31% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Shah Pora Of every 100 households in Shah Pora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shah Pora · ■ Gurez rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **50% Toilet within the home ****99%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **34% Tap water ****99%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****2%** **44% Television ****35%** **30% Mobile phone ****2%** **3% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Shah Pora? ■ Shah Pora · ■ Gurez rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **653 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **914 Working population ****30.6%** **42.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 57.6% for women. 39% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 231 (34%) · **■** Marginal 341 (50%) 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 Gurez - Dawar4,253 people - Forest Block3,422 people - Badwan Wanpora3,327 people - Niru2,297 people - Gulshan Pora2,206 people - Markoot2,034 people - Nail Kanzalawan1,930 people - Badugam1,813 people [All 28 villages in Gurez](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/gurez/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shah Pora from Bandipora?91 km by road - What is the population of Shah Pora?2,212 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shah Pora in?Bandipore district (Gurez sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shah Pora?72.2% (Census 2011)