# Gana Pora, Handwara, Kupwara – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/gana-pora/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Gana Pora Gana Pora is a village in [Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/) sub-district of [Kupwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/) district, [Jammu and Kashmir](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/). The 2011 Census counted **1,533 people in 242 households**, the 56th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,533people (2011) - 242households - 52.7%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Gana Pora PIN code and other codes Gana Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatLoki Pora - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000200 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gana Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)26 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 Gana Pora? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gana 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Gana Pora known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet and shawl. About 85% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Gana Pora Of every 100 households in Gana Pora in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gana Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **87% Toilet within the home ****94%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **36% Tap water ****97%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****13%** **59% Television ****52%** **31% Mobile phone ****49%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gana Pora? ■ Gana Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **899 Working population ****24.1%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.6% for men and 38.6% for women. 46% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (35%) · **■** Marginal 154 (42%) 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 - Wari Pora Guni Pora1,616 people - Adura1,596 people - Wahi Pora1,576 people - Sahi Pora1,544 people - Waisu Kawnar1,508 people - Udi Pora1,484 people - Tulwari1,480 people - Dudi Pora1,478 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gana Pora from Kupwara?26 km by road - What is the population of Gana Pora?1,533 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gana Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gana Pora?52.7% (Census 2011)