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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Khan Pora

Khan Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,068 people in 163 households**, the 103rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,068people (2011)
- 163households
- 52.7%literacy
- 193221PIN code

## Khan Pora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khan Pora is 193221.** Khan Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193221
- Gram panchayatNeli Pora
- Community development blockRajwar
- Census village code000170

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

## How far is Khan Pora from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)22 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)5 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 Khan Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hasndwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Khan Pora known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include crapet and shawl. About 64% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Khan Pora

Of every 100 households in Khan Pora in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khan Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**59%

Television ****38%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Khan Pora?

■ Khan Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****613**

**899

Working population ****20.3%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 42.0% for women. 33% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 12 (6%) · **■** Other work 21 (10%) · **■** Marginal 178 (82%)

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

- Bawan Wastar1,107 people
- Sher Kot1,085 people
- Lacham Pora1,074 people
- Ham Pora1,073 people
- Krala Pora1,066 people
- Yamler1,031 people
- Lilam1,024 people
- Pala Pora979 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khan Pora?193221
- How far is Khan Pora from Kupwara?22 km by road
- What is the population of Khan Pora?1,068 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khan Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Khan Pora?52.7% (Census 2011)
