# Dev Pora Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Dev Pora

Dev Pora is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **8,275 people in 1,424 households**, the 2nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 8,275people (2011)
- 1,424households
- 31.1%literacy
- 833females per 1,000 males

## Dev Pora PIN code and other codes

Dev Pora falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatDevpora
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003516

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dev Pora from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)8 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)14 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 Dev Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 8 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 Dev Pora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dev Pora

Of every 100 households in Dev Pora in 2011, 5 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dev Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**36%

Tap water ****9%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****10%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**8%

None of these assets ****59%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dev Pora?

■ Dev Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.1%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**882

Working population ****38.6%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.7% for men and 21.8% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 472 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 330 (10%) · **■** Household industry 393 (12%) · **■** Other work 637 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,363 (43%)

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

- Hir Pora8,540 people
- Pinjorah4,870 people
- Ram Nagri4,747 people
- Sherabad4,289 people
- Wachi3,943 people

[All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dev Pora from Shopian?8 km by road
- What is the population of Dev Pora?8,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dev Pora in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dev Pora?31.1% (Census 2011)