# Shihil Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Shihil Pora

Shihil Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193202**. The 2011 Census counted **98 people in 18 households**, the 195th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 98people (2011)
- 18households
- 92.1%literacy
- 193202PIN code

## Shihil Pora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shihil Pora is 193202.** Shihil Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code193202
- Gram panchayatDedar Pora
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000319

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shihil Pora from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)15 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 Shihil Pora?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shihil Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Handwara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Village
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Village
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Shihil Pora known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. About 73% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Shihil Pora

Of every 100 households in Shihil Pora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shihil Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**90%

Use banking services ****100%**

**59%

Television ****81%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Shihil Pora?

■ Shihil Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**899

Working population ****33.7%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 86.7% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 24 (73%) · **■** Marginal 7 (21%)

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

- Chaka Poran166 people
- Haider Mari157 people
- Wowri Pora144 people
- Harni Pora129 people
- Athratoo43 people

[All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shihil Pora?193202
- How far is Shihil Pora from Kupwara?25 km by road
- What is the population of Shihil Pora?98 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shihil Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Shihil Pora?92.1% (Census 2011)
