# Sheikh Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/sheikh-pora/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Sheikh Pora Sheikh Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193302**. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 122 households**, the 128th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 775people (2011) - 122households - 65.5%literacy - 193302PIN code ## Sheikh Pora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sheikh Pora is 193302.** Sheikh Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193302 - Gram panchayatHaril - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000275 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sheikh Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)29 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)18 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 Sheikh Pora? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikh Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Aship[Ra - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Sheikh Pora known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 80% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Sheikh Pora Of every 100 households in Sheikh Pora in 2011, 89 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sheikh Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****2%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **36% Tap water ****2%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****29%** **59% Television ****17%** **31% Mobile phone ****76%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****15%** **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 Sheikh Pora? ■ Sheikh Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****676** **899 Working population ****18.8%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 55.1% for women. 34% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (25%) · **■** Marginal 88 (60%) 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 - Spahan Yaru799 people - Khudi794 people - Wajhama792 people - Shog Pora788 people - Majeed Abad771 people - Reshi Pora758 people - Ujroo754 people - Renan749 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sheikh Pora?193302 - How far is Sheikh Pora from Kupwara?29 km by road - What is the population of Sheikh Pora?775 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sheikh Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sheikh Pora?65.5% (Census 2011)