# Marchi Pora Village, Tangmarg, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/marchi-pora/ Village · Tangmarg, Baramula # Marchi Pora Marchi Pora is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **633 people in 104 households**, the 54th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 633people (2011) - 104households - 72.7%literacy - 829females per 1,000 males ## Marchi Pora PIN code and other codes Marchi Pora falls in Tangmarg sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatPandit Pora - Community development blockTangmarg - Census village code002660 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marchi Pora from nearby towns? - Tangmarg (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)50 km by road - Tangmarg (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 Marchi Pora? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Marchi Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn 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 - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Marchi Pora known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet and shawl. About 63% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Marchi Pora Of every 100 households in Marchi Pora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Marchi Pora · ■ Tangmarg rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **92% Toilet within the home ****99%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **12% Tap water ****100%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **90% Use banking services ****99%** **67% Television ****75%** **53% Mobile phone ****97%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **6% None of these assets ****1%** **10% Own their home ****97%** **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 Marchi Pora? ■ Marchi Pora · ■ Tangmarg rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **60.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****469** **879 Working population ****37.6%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 62.1% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (8%) · **■** Household industry 23 (10%) · **■** Other work 55 (23%) · **■** Marginal 116 (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 Tangmarg - Gulshan687 people - Mughal Pora644 people - Nadir Gund641 people - Dewa Dragar635 people - Rawat Pora609 people - Khamander Pora551 people - Kulhama531 people - Gulkhandan530 people [All 96 villages in Tangmarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Marchi Pora from Baramulla?50 km by road - What is the population of Marchi Pora?633 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marchi Pora in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Marchi Pora?72.7% (Census 2011)