# Turka Pora Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/turka-pora/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Turka Pora Turka Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,303 people in 171 households**, the 76th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,303people (2011) - 171households - 65.4%literacy - 193221PIN code ## Turka Pora PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Turka Pora is 193221.** Turka Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193221 - Gram panchayatTurka Pora - Community development blockRajwar - Census village code000225 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Turka Pora from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)24 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)6 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 Turka Pora? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Turka Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Handwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 - Electricity (2011)12 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 Turka Pora known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 81% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Turka Pora Of every 100 households in Turka Pora in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Turka Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **87% Toilet within the home ****92%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **36% Tap water ****51%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****79%** **59% Television ****28%** **31% Mobile phone ****71%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **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 Turka Pora? ■ Turka Pora · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **899 Working population ****30.0%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 54.2% for women. 42% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 70 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (13%) · **■** Other work 76 (19%) · **■** Marginal 194 (50%) 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 - Badar Kol1,339 people - Khai Pora1,338 people - Kargam1,327 people - Bicherwari1,304 people - Treach1,294 people - Hangni Kot1,287 people - Pach Kote1,272 people - Hardunu1,268 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Turka Pora?193221 - How far is Turka Pora from Kupwara?24 km by road - What is the population of Turka Pora?1,303 (Census 2011) - Which district is Turka Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Turka Pora?65.4% (Census 2011)