# Geri Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/geri-pora/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Geri Pora Geri Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,243 people in 184 households**, the 85th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,243people (2011) - 184households - 62.7%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Geri Pora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Geri Pora is 193221.** Geri Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatShogpura - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000154 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Geri Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)41 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)13 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 Geri Pora? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Geri Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Magam - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercanal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Geri Pora known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 82% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Geri Pora Of every 100 households in Geri Pora in 2011, 94 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Geri Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **87% Toilet within the home ****37%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **36% Tap water ****2%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **90% Use banking services ****61%** **59% Television ****28%** **31% Mobile phone ****90%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Geri Pora? ■ Geri Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029** **899 Working population ****27.8%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 45.2% for women. 42% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 37 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (34%) · **■** Marginal 191 (55%) 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 - Mundi Gam1,267 people - Krum Hoora1,261 people - Kuhru1,258 people - Hari Pora1,247 people - Khonu Baba Gund1,242 people - Waskura1,236 people - Drungsu Shhnagri1,235 people - Sodal1,229 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Geri Pora?193221 - How far is Geri Pora from Kupwara?41 km by road - What is the population of Geri Pora?1,243 (Census 2011) - Which district is Geri Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Geri Pora?62.7% (Census 2011)