# Pazwal Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/pazwal-pora/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Pazwal Pora Pazwal Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 91 households**, the 153rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 496people (2011) - 91households - 54.7%literacy - 900females per 1,000 males ## Pazwal Pora PIN code and other codes Pazwal Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatSiraj Poora - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000153 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pazwal Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)25 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)15 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 Pazwal Pora? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pazwal Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Willigam - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kupwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Pazwal Pora known for? The main crops are **maiza and maiza**. Products made here include shawl. About 79% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Pazwal Pora Of every 100 households in Pazwal Pora in 2011, 4 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pazwal Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **87% Toilet within the home ****99%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **36% Tap water ****1%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **90% Use banking services ****80%** **59% Television ****17%** **31% Mobile phone ****55%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****34%** **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 Pazwal Pora? ■ Pazwal Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **899 Working population ****23.8%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 42.3% for women. 36% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (36%) · **■** Marginal 64 (54%) 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 - Ashkan Pora591 people - Nagrad Nar579 people - Gund Kamal544 people - Kali Pora515 people - Pala Pora493 people - Gundi momin487 people - Hanji Shat486 people - Darabal Pain475 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pazwal Pora from Kupwara?25 km by road - What is the population of Pazwal Pora?496 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pazwal Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Pazwal Pora?54.7% (Census 2011)