Village · Handwara, Kupwara
# Wowri Pora

Wowri Pora is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193224. The 2011 Census counted 144 people in 20 households, the 193rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 144 people (2011)
- 20 households
- 66.0% literacy
- 193224 PIN code

## Wowri Pora PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Wowri Pora is 193224. Wowri Pora falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 193224
- Gram panchayat Panchkoot
- Community development block Ramhal
- Census village code 000135

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

## How far is Wowri Pora from nearby towns?
- Handwara (sub-district HQ) 55 km by road
- Kupwara (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Kupwara (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Wowri Pora?

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

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

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Wowri Pora known for?

The main crops are rice, maiza and vegetables. Products made here include wooden planks and carpet. About 87% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Wowri Pora

Of every 100 households in Wowri Pora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Wowri Pora · ■ Handwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 87%
- Toilet within the home 0% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 36%
- Tap water 100% 50%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 100% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 0% 90%
- Use banking services 29% 59%
- Television 76% 31%
- Mobile phone 76% 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).

## What is the population of Wowri Pora?

■ Wowri Pora · ■ Handwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.0% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 895 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 864 899
- Working population 74.3% 26.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 55.1% for women. 74% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 106 (99%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Handwara
- Pazi Pora 221 people
- Gundi Lasa Shah 202 people
- Chaka Poran 166 people
- Haider Mari 157 people
- Harni Pora 129 people
- Shihil Pora 98 people
- Athratoo 43 people

All 199 villages in Handwara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Wowri Pora? 193224
- How far is Wowri Pora from Kupwara? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Wowri Pora? 144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wowri Pora in? Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Wowri Pora? 66.0% (Census 2011)

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