# Dedar Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Dedar Pora

Dedar Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,215 people in 193 households**, the 90th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,215people (2011)
- 193households
- 83.5%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Dedar Pora PIN code and other codes

Dedar Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatDedar Pora
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000321

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

## How far is Dedar Pora from nearby towns?

- Hanwara (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)35 km by road
- Handwara (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 Dedar Pora?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dedar Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Muqam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 3 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 Dedar Pora known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. About 77% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Dedar Pora

Of every 100 households in Dedar Pora in 2011, 65 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Dedar Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**36%

Tap water ****48%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**90%

Use banking services ****76%**

**59%

Television ****64%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

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 Dedar Pora?

■ Dedar Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**899

Working population ****21.6%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 78.7% for women. 37% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 159 (60%) · **■** Marginal 60 (23%)

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 Handwara

- Khonu Baba Gund1,242 people
- Waskura1,236 people
- Drungsu Shhnagri1,235 people
- Sodal1,229 people
- Kultra1,201 people
- Bata Pora Magam1,181 people
- Badrah1,161 people
- Pingru1,155 people

[All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dedar Pora from Kupwara?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dedar Pora?1,215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dedar Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dedar Pora?83.5% (Census 2011)