# Viji Pora Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/viji-pora/ Village · Sonawari, Bandipore # Viji Pora Viji Pora is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **3,243 people in 429 households**, the 20th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%. - 3,243people (2011) - 429households - 50.4%literacy - 967females per 1,000 males ## Viji Pora PIN code and other codes Viji Pora falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatViji Pora - Community development blockHajan - Census village code002783 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Viji Pora from nearby towns? - Sonawari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)33 km by road - Hajin (nearest town)3 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 Viji Pora? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Viji Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Hajin - ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hajin - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Viji Pora known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Viji Pora Of every 100 households in Viji Pora in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Viji Pora · ■ Sonawari rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****99%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **20% Tap water ****94%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****32%** **43% Television ****46%** **51% Mobile phone ****68%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****12%** **14% 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 Viji Pora? ■ Viji Pora · ■ Sonawari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%** **45.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **856 Working population ****40.7%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.2% for men and 40.2% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (2%) · **■** Household industry 367 (28%) · **■** Other work 90 (7%) · **■** Marginal 619 (47%) 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 Sonawari - Odina3,599 people - Gundi Jahangir3,301 people - Chewa3,278 people - Sadrakote Pain3,246 people - Chander Gir2,952 people - Rakh Sultan Pora2,613 people - Gulshan Pora2,573 people - Rakh Hajin2,497 people [All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Viji Pora from Bandipora?33 km by road - What is the population of Viji Pora?3,243 (Census 2011) - Which district is Viji Pora in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Viji Pora?50.4% (Census 2011)