# Rawal Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/rawal-pora/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Rawal Pora Rawal Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **662 people in 117 households**, the 143rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 662people (2011) - 117households - 59.5%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Rawal Pora PIN code and other codes Rawal Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatRawal Pora - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000316 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rawal Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)34 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)9 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 Rawal Pora? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Rawal Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 school10+ km · Handwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 Rawal Pora known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. Products made here include carpet. About 79% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Rawal Pora Of every 100 households in Rawal Pora in 2011, 80 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Rawal Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **87% Toilet within the home ****7%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **36% Tap water ****1%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **90% Use banking services ****33%** **59% Television ****14%** **31% Mobile phone ****44%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****47%** **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 Rawal Pora? ■ Rawal Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **899 Working population ****26.3%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 49.2% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (11%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 64 (37%) · **■** Marginal 48 (28%) 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 - Lachi Pora689 people - Harawat688 people - Cheer Kote676 people - Tampora670 people - Kunel651 people - Chera Pawa636 people - Zaffar Khani613 people - Safal Pora605 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rawal Pora from Kupwara?34 km by road - What is the population of Rawal Pora?662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rawal Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Rawal Pora?59.5% (Census 2011)