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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Gada Pora

Gada Pora is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 137 households**, the 119th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 775people (2011)
- 137households
- 54.0%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Gada Pora PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatK.Uttar
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003467

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

## How far is Gada Pora from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)7 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)7 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 Gada Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 4 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 Gada Pora known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 65% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Gada Pora

Of every 100 households in Gada Pora in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gada Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****91%**

**52%

Television ****84%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gada Pora?

■ Gada Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**882

Working population ****26.2%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 46.6% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 146 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 39 (19%)

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

- Now Pora818 people
- Dangam803 people
- Kotah Pora800 people
- Pader Pora795 people
- Dashi Pora771 people
- Dangar Pora766 people
- Hef- Kuri760 people
- Losdano755 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gada Pora from Shopian?7 km by road
- What is the population of Gada Pora?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gada Pora in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gada Pora?54.0% (Census 2011)