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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Lacham Pora

Lacham Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,074 people in 159 households**, the 101st largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,074people (2011)
- 159households
- 47.2%literacy
- 833females per 1,000 males

## Lacham Pora PIN code and other codes

Lacham Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatLacham Pora
- Community development blockRamhal
- Census village code000255

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

## How far is Lacham Pora from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)10 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Lacham Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- 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 Lacham Pora known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. About 69% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Lacham Pora

Of every 100 households in Lacham Pora in 2011, 53 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lacham Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**36%

Tap water ****99%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**59%

Television ****15%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****41%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Lacham Pora?

■ Lacham Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****715**

**899

Working population ****27.9%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 35.5% for women. 42% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (18%) · **■** Other work 36 (12%) · **■** Marginal 186 (62%)

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

- Suna Mulloo1,129 people
- Cham Pora1,111 people
- Bawan Wastar1,107 people
- Sher Kot1,085 people
- Ham Pora1,073 people
- Khan Pora1,068 people
- Krala Pora1,066 people
- Yamler1,031 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lacham Pora from Kupwara?40 km by road
- What is the population of Lacham Pora?1,074 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lacham Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Lacham Pora?47.2% (Census 2011)