# Safal Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/safal-pora/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Safal Pora Safal Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **605 people in 96 households**, the 147th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 605people (2011) - 96households - 66.1%literacy - 1,101females per 1,000 males ## Safal Pora PIN code and other codes Safal Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatSafal Pora - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000324 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Safal Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)35 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 Safal Pora? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Safal Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Safal Pora known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and vegetables**. About 79% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Safal Pora Of every 100 households in Safal Pora in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Safal Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **87% Toilet within the home ****3%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **36% Tap water ****58%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****8%** **59% Television ****12%** **31% Mobile phone ****27%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****62%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **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 Safal Pora? ■ Safal Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **899 Working population ****25.6%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 59.7% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (12%) · **■** Marginal 23 (15%) 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 - Rawal Pora662 people - Kunel651 people - Chera Pawa636 people - Zaffar Khani613 people - Budha Bug592 people - Ashkan Pora591 people - Nagrad Nar579 people - Gund Kamal544 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Safal Pora from Kupwara?35 km by road - What is the population of Safal Pora?605 (Census 2011) - Which district is Safal Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Safal Pora?66.1% (Census 2011)