# Feroz Pora Village, Tangmarg, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/feroz-pora/ Village · Tangmarg, Baramula # Feroz Pora Feroz Pora is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **6,702 people in 1,106 households**, the 1st largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 6,702people (2011) - 1,106households - 67.3%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Feroz Pora PIN code and other codes Feroz Pora falls in Tangmarg sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatFerooz A, B - Community development blockTangmarg - Census village code002672 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Feroz Pora from nearby towns? - Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)55 km by road - Tangmarg (nearest town)1 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 Feroz Pora? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Feroz Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandilura - ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Feroz Pora known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetabl;es**. Products made here include carpet and shawl. About 57% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 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 Feroz Pora Of every 100 households in Feroz Pora in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Feroz Pora · ■ Tangmarg rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****88%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **12% Tap water ****93%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **90% Use banking services ****77%** **67% Television ****63%** **53% Mobile phone ****75%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **10% 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 Feroz Pora? ■ Feroz Pora · ■ Tangmarg rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **60.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **879 Working population ****29.5%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 54.9% for women. 43% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 39 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (3%) · **■** Household industry 63 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,131 (57%) · **■** Marginal 693 (35%) 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 Tangmarg - Lal Pora5,450 people - Forest Block4,994 people - Hajibal3,703 people - Sumbal Bag3,161 people [All 96 villages in Tangmarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Feroz Pora from Baramulla?55 km by road - What is the population of Feroz Pora?6,702 (Census 2011) - Which district is Feroz Pora in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Feroz Pora?67.3% (Census 2011)