# Pora Bala Village, Gandoh, Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Gandoh, Doda 

# Pora Bala

Pora Bala is a village in Gandoh sub-district of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182203**. The 2011 Census counted **723 people in 156 households**, the 45th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 723people (2011)
- 156households
- 66.5%literacy
- 182203PIN code

## Pora Bala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pora Bala is 182203.** Pora Bala falls in Gandoh sub-district, Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182203
- Gram panchayatKilhotran
- Community development blockGandoh
- Census village code004367

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

## How far is Pora Bala from nearby towns?

- Gandoh (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Doda (district HQ)72 km by road
- Doda (nearest town)72 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 Pora Bala?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pora Bala; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kilothran
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kilothran
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Pora Bala known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include rajmash. About 47% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pora Bala

Of every 100 households in Pora Bala in 2011, 88 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pora Bala · ■ Gandoh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**65%

Television ****30%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Pora Bala?

■ Pora Bala · ■ Gandoh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**962

Working population ****25.9%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 49.0% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (39%) · **■** Marginal 81 (43%)

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 Gandoh

- Pora Pain855 people
- Halor848 people
- Beli Chinalra785 people
- Kako774 people
- Chanti Bala703 people
- Amrit Pora670 people
- Kunan554 people
- Batara521 people

[All 67 villages in Gandoh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/gandoh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pora Bala?182203
- How far is Pora Bala from Doda?72 km by road
- What is the population of Pora Bala?723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pora Bala in?Doda district (Gandoh sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Pora Bala?66.5% (Census 2011)