Village · Awantipora, Pulwama
# Rakh-e-Watal Pora

Rakh-e-Watal Pora is a village in Awantipora sub-district of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 53 people in 7 households, the 43rd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.
- 53 people (2011)
- 7 households
- 95.7% literacy
- 262 females per 1,000 males

## Rakh-e-Watal Pora PIN code and other codes

Rakh-e-Watal Pora falls in Awantipora sub-district, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Malangpora
- Community development block Pulwama
- Census village code 003008

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

## How far is Rakh-e-Watal Pora from nearby towns?
- Awaintipora (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Pulwama (district HQ) 16 km by road
- Awantipora (nearest town) 4 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rakh-e-Watal Pora?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rakh-e-Watal Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- 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 Rakh-e-Watal Pora known for?

About 77% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rakh-e-Watal Pora

Of every 100 households in Rakh-e-Watal Pora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakh-e-Watal Pora · ■ Awantipora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 100% 47%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 51%
- Tap water 0% 48%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 87%
- Use banking services 100% 65%
- Television 25% 48%
- Mobile phone 50% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 7%
- None of these assets 0% 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 Rakh-e-Watal Pora?

■ Rakh-e-Watal Pora · ■ Awantipora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 95.7% 65.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 262 935
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 827
- Working population 69.8% 31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 83% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 37 (100%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Awantipora
- Gori Kadal 372 people
- Marza Pora 288 people
- Partab Pora 235 people
- Kanli Bagh 180 people

All 46 villages in Awantipora

## Quick answers
- How far is Rakh-e-Watal Pora from Pulwama? 16 km by road
- What is the population of Rakh-e-Watal Pora? 53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakh-e-Watal Pora in? Pulwama district (Awantipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Rakh-e-Watal Pora? 95.7% (Census 2011)

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