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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Dowlat Pora

Dowlat Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193224**. The 2011 Census counted **4,363 people in 663 households**, the 8th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 4,363people (2011)
- 663households
- 67.0%literacy
- 193224PIN code

## Dowlat Pora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dowlat Pora is 193224.** Dowlat Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193224
- Gram panchayatWilgam
- Community development blockRamhal
- Census village code000146

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

## How far is Dowlat Pora from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)25 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)19 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 Dowlat Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kupwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Dowlat Pora known for?

The main crops are **rice and maiza**. Products made here include shawl. About 80% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Dowlat Pora

Of every 100 households in Dowlat Pora in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dowlat Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**36%

Tap water ****14%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****85%**

**59%

Television ****37%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Dowlat Pora?

■ Dowlat Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**899

Working population ****23.1%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 54.7% for women. 37% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 244 (24%) · **■** Marginal 739 (73%)

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

- Nut Nusa5,082 people
- Nawgam4,885 people
- Maidani Chugal4,542 people
- Wilgam4,462 people
- Hafrada3,913 people
- Dahama3,238 people
- Puhrupath3,051 people
- Kulan Gam Bagh2,861 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dowlat Pora?193224
- How far is Dowlat Pora from Kupwara?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dowlat Pora?4,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dowlat Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dowlat Pora?67.0% (Census 2011)
