# Meri Pora Village, Tangmarg, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Tangmarg, Baramula 

# Meri Pora

Meri Pora is a village in Tangmarg sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 38 households**, the 85th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 258people (2011)
- 38households
- 62.8%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Meri Pora PIN code and other codes

Meri Pora falls in Tangmarg sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatTurka Batapora
- Community development blockKunzer
- Census village code002620

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

## How far is Meri Pora from nearby towns?

- Tagmarg (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kunzer (nearest town)8 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 Meri Pora?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Meri 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 school5–10 km · Tangmarg
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pattan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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 Meri Pora known for?

The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 75% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Meri Pora

Of every 100 households in Meri Pora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meri Pora · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****97%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**67%

Television ****24%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****47%**

**10%

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 Meri Pora?

■ Meri Pora · ■ Tangmarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**879

Working population ****27.1%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 54.6% for women. 53% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (30%) · **■** Marginal 48 (69%)

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

- Haripora288 people
- Imbarzal Bag275 people
- Gulbrag260 people
- Gulfam258 people
- Gulrow256 people
- Gound Magsud238 people
- Zasapora232 people
- Kanhama231 people

[All 96 villages in Tangmarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/tangmarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meri Pora from Baramulla?50 km by road
- What is the population of Meri Pora?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meri Pora in?Baramula district (Tangmarg sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Meri Pora?62.8% (Census 2011)