# Balah Pora Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/balah-pora/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Balah Pora Balah Pora is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,402 people in 229 households**, the 50th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 1,402people (2011) - 229households - 60.2%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Balah Pora PIN code and other codes Balah Pora falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatBalah Pora - Community development blockKeller - Census village code003392 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balah Pora from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Shopian (district HQ)4 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town)4 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 Balah Pora? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Balah Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shopian - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shopian - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shopian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 3 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 Balah Pora known for? Products made here include carpet. About 75% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Balah Pora Of every 100 households in Balah Pora in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Balah Pora · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **83% Toilet within the home ****83%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **36% Tap water ****98%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****34%** **52% Television ****63%** **45% Mobile phone ****83%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****16%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **9% 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 Balah Pora? ■ Balah Pora · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **882 Working population ****23.6%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 50.3% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 31 (9%) · **■** Other work 126 (38%) · **■** Marginal 79 (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 Shopian - Gano Pora Arash1,516 people - Safanagri1,461 people - Barah Bugh1,460 people - Maishah War1,433 people - Watho1,397 people - Nowgam1,387 people - Nara Pora1,376 people - Reshi Pora1,374 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balah Pora from Shopian?4 km by road - What is the population of Balah Pora?1,402 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balah Pora in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Balah Pora?60.2% (Census 2011)