Village · Awantipora, Pulwama
# Marza Pora

Marza Pora is a village in Awantipora sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 288 people in 1 household, the 40th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.
- 288 people (2011)
- 1 household
- 79.8% literacy
- 933 females per 1,000 males

## Marza Pora PIN code and other codes

Marza Pora falls in Awantipora sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Kachachkool
- Community development block Tral
- Census village code 002992

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

## How far is Marza Pora from nearby towns?
- Awaintipora (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Pulwama (district HQ) 8 km by road
- Awantipora (nearest town) 7 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Marza Pora?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Marza 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
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marza Pora known for?

The main crops are saifran. About 85% of the 18 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marza Pora

Of every 100 households in Marza Pora in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Marza Pora · ■ Awantipora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 96%
- Toilet within the home 54% 47%
- No toilet (open defecation) 46% 51%
- Tap water 8% 48%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 87%
- Use banking services 73% 65%
- Television 77% 48%
- Mobile phone 81% 76%
- Computer with internet 4% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 15% 7%
- None of these assets 4% 11%
- 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 Marza Pora?

■ Marza Pora · ■ Awantipora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.8% 65.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 933 935
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1050 827
- Working population 40.6% 31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 66.1% for women. 38% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 36 (31%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 8 (7%) · ■ Marginal 71 (61%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Awantipora
- Chakhar 432 people
- Aghanji Pora 425 people
- Kawni 419 people
- Gori Kadal 372 people
- Partab Pora 235 people
- Kanli Bagh 180 people
- Rakh-e-Watal Pora 53 people

All 46 villages in Awantipora

## Quick answers
- How far is Marza Pora from Pulwama? 8 km by road
- What is the population of Marza Pora? 288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marza Pora in? Pulwama district (Awantipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Marza Pora? 79.8% (Census 2011)

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