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

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Village · Handwara, Kupwara 

# Udi Pora

Udi Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,484 people in 231 households**, the 58th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,484people (2011)
- 231households
- 70.8%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Udi Pora PIN code and other codes

Udi Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatUdi Pora
- Community development blockLanget
- Census village code000202

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

## How far is Udi Pora from nearby towns?

- Handwara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ)22 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 Udi Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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)6 h summer · 8 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 Udi Pora known for?

The main crops are **maiza**. About 85% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Udi Pora

Of every 100 households in Udi Pora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Udi Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**36%

Tap water ****89%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****45%**

**59%

Television ****65%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Udi Pora?

■ Udi Pora · ■ Handwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**899

Working population ****25.4%**

**26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 60.3% for women. 38% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 23 (6%) · **■** Other work 194 (51%) · **■** Marginal 90 (24%)

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

- Wahi Pora1,576 people
- Sahi Pora1,544 people
- Gana Pora1,533 people
- Waisu Kawnar1,508 people
- Tulwari1,480 people
- Dudi Pora1,478 people
- Kawa Wari1,447 people
- Wadi Pora1,437 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Udi Pora from Kupwara?22 km by road
- What is the population of Udi Pora?1,484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Udi Pora in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Udi Pora?70.8% (Census 2011)