Village · Handwara, Kupwara
# Dugri Pora

Dugri Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,341 people in 241 households, the 71st largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 1,341 people (2011)
- 241 households
- 48.8% literacy
- 916 females per 1,000 males

## Dugri Pora PIN code and other codes

Dugri Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Lacham Pora
- Community development block Ramhal
- Census village code 000257

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dugri Pora from nearby towns?
- Handwara (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dugri Pora?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Handwara
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Handwara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Handwara
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dugri Pora known for?

The main crops are maiza. About 73% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dugri Pora

Of every 100 households in Dugri Pora in 2011, 40 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dugri Pora · ■ Handwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 40% 87%
- Toilet within the home 72% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 24% 36%
- Tap water 94% 50%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 15% 59%
- Television 3% 31%
- Mobile phone 12% 65%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 72% 19%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dugri Pora?

■ Dugri Pora · ■ Handwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.8% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 824 899
- Working population 25.7% 26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 34.4% for women. 36% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 53 (15%) · ■ Marginal 243 (70%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Handwara
- Wulrama 1,372 people
- Bata Gund 1,363 people
- Yunsu 1,360 people
- Kal Mona 1,349 people
- Badar Kol 1,339 people
- Khai Pora 1,338 people
- Kargam 1,327 people
- Bicherwari 1,304 people

All 199 villages in Handwara

## Quick answers
- How far is Dugri Pora from Kupwara? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Dugri Pora? 1,341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dugri Pora in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dugri Pora? 48.8% (Census 2011)

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