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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Kotah Pora

Kotah Pora is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 126 households**, the 117th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 800people (2011)
- 126households
- 69.7%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Kotah Pora PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNadi Gam
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003435

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

## How far is Kotah Pora from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)8 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 Kotah Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shopin
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 6 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 Kotah Pora known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 64% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Kotah Pora

Of every 100 households in Kotah Pora in 2011, 97 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kotah Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**36%

Tap water ****76%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**44%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**52%

Television ****68%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**11%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Kotah Pora?

■ Kotah Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661**

**882

Working population ****23.4%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 57.3% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 55 (29%) · **■** Marginal 86 (46%)

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

- Sago Hand Hama827 people
- Manzim Pora824 people
- Now Pora818 people
- Dangam803 people
- Pader Pora795 people
- Gada Pora775 people
- Dashi Pora771 people
- Dangar Pora766 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kotah Pora from Shopian?8 km by road
- What is the population of Kotah Pora?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotah Pora in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kotah Pora?69.7% (Census 2011)
