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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Loki Pora

Loki Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,298 people in 292 households**, the 20th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 2,298people (2011)
- 292households
- 64.5%literacy
- 193302PIN code

## Loki Pora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Loki Pora is 193302.** Loki Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193302
- Gram panchayatLoki Pora
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000194

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

## How far is Loki Pora from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)27 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town)17 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 Loki Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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)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 Loki Pora known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. About 82% of the 236 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 Loki Pora

Of every 100 households in Loki Pora in 2011, 99 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Loki Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**36%

Tap water ****55%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**24%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****38%**

**59%

Television ****49%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Loki Pora?

■ Loki Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801**

**899

Working population ****22.0%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 52.6% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (22%) · **■** Marginal 240 (47%)

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

- Qalam Abad2,443 people
- Harel2,392 people
- Wahama2,368 people
- Poshwan2,337 people
- Jagar Pur2,210 people
- Hangah2,140 people
- Krala Gund2,136 people
- Ratten Pora2,135 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Loki Pora?193302
- How far is Loki Pora from Kupwara?27 km by road
- What is the population of Loki Pora?2,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loki Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Loki Pora?64.5% (Census 2011)
