Village · Handwara, Kupwara
# Wara Pora

Wara Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193221. The 2011 Census counted 874 people in 136 households, the 119th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 874 people (2011)
- 136 households
- 44.7% literacy
- 193221 PIN code

## Wara Pora PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Wara Pora is 193221. Wara Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 193221
- Gram panchayat Zachal Dara
- Community development block Rajwar
- Census village code 000240

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Wara Pora from nearby towns?
- Handwara (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Handwara (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Wara Pora?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Handwara
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Handwara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Srinagar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Wara Pora known for?

The main crops are maiza. About 80% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Wara Pora

Of every 100 households in Wara Pora in 2011, 94 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wara Pora · ■ Handwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 87%
- Toilet within the home 87% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 36%
- Tap water 32% 50%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 90%
- Use banking services 59% 59%
- Television 14% 31%
- Mobile phone 21% 65%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 46% 19%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Wara Pora?

■ Wara Pora · ■ Handwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 44.7% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 806 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 965 899
- Working population 21.9% 26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 27.0% for women. 38% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 27 (14%) · ■ Marginal 159 (83%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Handwara
- Chunti Pora 920 people
- Chinja Mula 904 people
- Bunagam 876 people
- Jahama 876 people
- Shat Gund Bala 859 people
- Ananwan 858 people
- Sadura Gund 838 people
- Lohikot 817 people

All 199 villages in Handwara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Wara Pora? 193221
- How far is Wara Pora from Kupwara? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Wara Pora? 874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wara Pora in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Wara Pora? 44.7% (Census 2011)

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