# Mahan Pora Village, Bashohli, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bashohli/mahan-pora/ Village · Bashohli, Kathua # Mahan Pora Mahan Pora is a village in Bashohli sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184202**. The 2011 Census counted **4,147 people in 883 households**, the 1st largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 4,147people (2011) - 883households - 79.9%literacy - 184202PIN code ## Mahan Pora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahan Pora is 184202.** Mahan Pora falls in Bashohli sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184202 - Gram panchayatNawshehra - Community development blockBashohli - Census village code001748 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahan Pora from nearby towns? - Basohli (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)50 km by road - Basohli (nearest town)32 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 Mahan Pora? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Mahan Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Basohli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basohli - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Mahan Pora known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 27% of the 1,051 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Mahan Pora Of every 100 households in Mahan Pora in 2011, 97 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Mahan Pora · ■ Bashohli rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **89% Toilet within the home ****37%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **91% Tap water ****80%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **90% Use banking services ****95%** **74% Television ****64%** **43% Mobile phone ****76%** **79% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **16% 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 Mahan Pora? ■ Mahan Pora · ■ Bashohli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **903 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741** **863 Working population ****29.2%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 72.8% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (5%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 718 (59%) · **■** Marginal 290 (24%) 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 Bashohli - Preta3,200 people - Plakh3,039 people - Dhar Jhankar2,998 people - Draman2,969 people [All 39 villages in Bashohli](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bashohli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahan Pora?184202 - How far is Mahan Pora from Kathua?50 km by road - What is the population of Mahan Pora?4,147 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahan Pora in?Kathua district (Bashohli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Mahan Pora?79.9% (Census 2011)