# Pala Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/pala-pora-000227/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Pala Pora Pala Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 76 households**, the 154th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 493people (2011) - 76households - 64.7%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Pala Pora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pala Pora is 193221.** Pala Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatN.A. - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000227 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pala Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)10 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 Pala Pora? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pala Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn 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 school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Willigam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 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 Pala Pora known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 83% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Pala Pora Of every 100 households in Pala Pora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pala Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **87% Toilet within the home ****100%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **36% Tap water ****57%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **90% Use banking services ****86%** **59% Television ****51%** **31% Mobile phone ****90%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****1%** **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 Pala Pora? ■ Pala Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **899 Working population ****26.2%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 54.7% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 105 (81%) 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 - Nagrad Nar579 people - Gund Kamal544 people - Kali Pora515 people - Pazwal Pora496 people - Gundi momin487 people - Hanji Shat486 people - Darabal Pain475 people - Muqam Handwan Pora470 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pala Pora?193221 - How far is Pala Pora from Kupwara?40 km by road - What is the population of Pala Pora?493 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pala Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Pala Pora?64.7% (Census 2011)