Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Ratten Pora Ratten Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 2,135 people in 318 households, the 24th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 2,135 people (2011) - 318 households - 37.7% literacy - 982 females per 1,000 males ## Ratten Pora PIN code and other codes Ratten Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Ratten Pora - Community development block Rajwar - Census village code 000254 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ratten Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ) 36 km by road - Handwara (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ratten Pora? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Ratten Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kupwara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Handwara - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 5 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 Ratten Pora known for? The main crops are rice, maiza and vegetables. Products made here include carpet. About 77% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ratten Pora Of every 100 households in Ratten Pora in 2011, 71 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ratten Pora · ■ Handwara rural average - Electricity for lighting 71% 87% - Toilet within the home 26% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 36% - Tap water 80% 50% - Drinking water within premises 2% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 90% - Use banking services 78% 59% - Television 5% 31% - Mobile phone 4% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 59% 19% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ratten Pora? ■ Ratten Pora · ■ Handwara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 37.7% 63.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1064 899 - Working population 37.5% 26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.6% for men and 31.5% for women. 41% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 194 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 105 (13%) · ■ Marginal 492 (61%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Handwara - Loki Pora 2,298 people - Jagar Pur 2,210 people - Hangah 2,140 people - Krala Gund 2,136 people - Doli Pora 2,065 people - Sat Kojan 2,065 people - Tumina 2,054 people - Gund Chabutra 2,025 people All 199 villages in Handwara ## Quick answers - How far is Ratten Pora from Kupwara? 36 km by road - What is the population of Ratten Pora? 2,135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ratten Pora in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Ratten Pora? 37.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/ratten-pora/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.