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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Nara Pora

Nara Pora is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,376 people in 249 households**, the 53rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 1,376people (2011)
- 249households
- 56.3%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Nara Pora PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatNara Pora
- Community development blockKeller
- Census village code003389

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

## How far is Nara Pora from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)5 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)2 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 Nara Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shopioan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and canal / river
- 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 Nara Pora known for?

Products made here include carpet. About 60% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Nara Pora

Of every 100 households in Nara Pora in 2011, 94 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Nara Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**36%

Tap water ****45%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****46%**

**52%

Television ****49%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Nara Pora?

■ Nara Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**882

Working population ****33.7%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 45.3% for women. 44% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (30%) · **■** Marginal 289 (62%)

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

- Maishah War1,433 people
- Balah Pora1,402 people
- Watho1,397 people
- Nowgam1,387 people
- Reshi Pora1,374 people
- Kach Dorah1,363 people
- Sandho Shermal1,348 people
- Chakorah1,276 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nara Pora from Shopian?5 km by road
- What is the population of Nara Pora?1,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nara Pora in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Nara Pora?56.3% (Census 2011)
