# Badam Pora Village, Lar, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Lar, Ganderbal 

# Badam Pora

Badam Pora is a village in Lar sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,817 people in 155 households**, the 18th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 1,817people (2011)
- 155households
- 79.2%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Badam Pora PIN code and other codes

Badam Pora falls in Lar sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatWas Kora B
- Community development blockWakura
- Census village code002863

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

## How far is Badam Pora from nearby towns?

- Lar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaderbal (district HQ)12 km by road
- Ganderbal (nearest town)13 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 Badam Pora?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Badam 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
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaderbal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Badam Pora known for?

About 73% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Badam Pora

Of every 100 households in Badam Pora in 2011, 97 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Badam Pora · ■ Lar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**13%

Tap water ****92%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**71%

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

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**66%

Use banking services ****45%**

**69%

Television ****82%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Badam Pora?

■ Badam Pora · ■ Lar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**854

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**879

Working population ****15.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 76.1% for women. 20% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (43%) · **■** Marginal 125 (44%)

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 Lar

- Chanthan Gulab Pora2,234 people
- Barsoo2,102 people
- Bena Hama2,079 people
- Thuru2,008 people
- Was Kora1,592 people
- Forest Block1,457 people
- Zazna1,409 people
- Khrani Hama1,351 people

[All 42 villages in Lar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/lar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Badam Pora from Gaderbal?12 km by road
- What is the population of Badam Pora?1,817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badam Pora in?Ganderbal district (Lar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Badam Pora?79.2% (Census 2011)