# Pal Pora Village, Pattan, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Pattan, Baramula 

# Pal Pora

Pal Pora is a village in Pattan sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,057 people in 140 households**, the 60th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,057people (2011)
- 140households
- 56.1%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Pal Pora PIN code and other codes

Pal Pora falls in Pattan sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatHamray
- Community development blockPattan
- Census village code002318

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

## How far is Pal Pora from nearby towns?

- Pattan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)20 km by road
- Pattan (nearest town)5 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 Pal Pora?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pal 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palhalan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pattan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 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 Pal Pora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Pal Pora

Of every 100 households in Pal Pora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pal Pora · ■ Pattan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**13%

Tap water ****2%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**59%

Television ****66%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pal Pora?

■ Pal Pora · ■ Pattan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**787

Working population ****19.9%**

**26.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 43.5% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (16%) · **■** Marginal 103 (49%)

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 Pattan

- Khusrag Pora1,135 people
- Kanlu1,116 people
- Daragam1,115 people
- Gund Khawja Kasim1,086 people
- Krishama1,047 people
- Hussan Abad1,044 people
- Chaku1,000 people
- Mala Buchan995 people

[All 95 villages in Pattan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/pattan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pal Pora from Baramulla?20 km by road
- What is the population of Pal Pora?1,057 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pal Pora in?Baramula district (Pattan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Pal Pora?56.1% (Census 2011)