# Kali Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/kali-pora/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Kali Pora Kali Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 77 households**, the 152nd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 515people (2011) - 77households - 63.3%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Kali Pora PIN code and other codes Kali Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatWaisa Kawnar - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000244 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kali Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)19 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)4 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 Kali Pora? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kali 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 · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Kali Pora known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 90% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Kali Pora Of every 100 households in Kali Pora in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kali Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **87% Toilet within the home ****6%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **36% Tap water ****48%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **90% Use banking services ****65%** **59% Television ****45%** **31% Mobile phone ****85%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **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 Kali Pora? ■ Kali Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **899 Working population ****18.6%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 54.7% for women. 34% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 49 (51%) · **■** Marginal 42 (44%) 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 - Budha Bug592 people - Ashkan Pora591 people - Nagrad Nar579 people - Gund Kamal544 people - Pazwal Pora496 people - Pala Pora493 people - Gundi momin487 people - Hanji Shat486 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kali Pora from Kupwara?19 km by road - What is the population of Kali Pora?515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kali Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Kali Pora?63.3% (Census 2011)