# Siraj Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/siraj-pora/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Siraj Pora Siraj Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,378 people in 198 households**, the 65th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,378people (2011) - 198households - 61.5%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Siraj Pora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Siraj Pora is 193221.** Siraj Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatN.A. - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000230 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Siraj Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)22 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)13 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 Siraj Pora? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Siraj Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hanwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 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 Siraj Pora known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 80% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Siraj Pora Of every 100 households in Siraj Pora in 2011, 95 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Siraj Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **87% Toilet within the home ****46%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **36% Tap water ****4%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****47%** **59% Television ****27%** **31% Mobile phone ****73%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **19% Own their home ****98%** **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 Siraj Pora? ■ Siraj Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **899 Working population ****24.6%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 47.7% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (36%) · **■** Marginal 191 (56%) 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 - Kawa Wari1,447 people - Wadi Pora1,437 people - Kinal1,427 people - Bader Heer1,384 people - Shihil Hal1,376 people - Wulrama1,372 people - Bata Gund1,363 people - Yunsu1,360 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Siraj Pora?193221 - How far is Siraj Pora from Kupwara?22 km by road - What is the population of Siraj Pora?1,378 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siraj Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Siraj Pora?61.5% (Census 2011)