Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Pala Pora Pala Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193302. The 2011 Census counted 979 people in 133 households, the 107th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 979 people (2011) - 133 households - 59.5% literacy - 193302 PIN code ## Pala Pora PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pala Pora is 193302. Pala Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 193302 - Gram panchayat Khahi Pora - Community development block Rajwar - Census village code 000313 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pala Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ) 35 km by road - Handwara (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pala Pora? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pala Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Village - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Handwara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Srinagar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pala Pora known for? The main crops are maiza. About 90% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pala Pora Of every 100 households in Pala Pora in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pala Pora · ■ Handwara rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 87% - Toilet within the home 100% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 36% - Tap water 94% 50% - Drinking water within premises 28% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 90% - Use banking services 50% 59% - Television 64% 31% - Mobile phone 70% 65% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 4% 3% - None of these assets 7% 19% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pala Pora? ■ Pala Pora · ■ Handwara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1023 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1045 899 - Working population 23.4% 26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 46.2% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 68 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (7%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 87 (38%) · ■ Marginal 54 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Handwara - Khan Pora 1,068 people - Krala Pora 1,066 people - Yamler 1,031 people - Lilam 1,024 people - Guri Aker 976 people - Terina Tantri Gund 959 people - Bandi 956 people - Shati Gam 944 people All 199 villages in Handwara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pala Pora? 193302 - How far is Pala Pora from Kupwara? 35 km by road - What is the population of Pala Pora? 979 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pala Pora in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Pala Pora? 59.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/pala-pora-000313/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.