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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Now Pora

Now Pora is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **818 people in 109 households**, the 115th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 818people (2011)
- 109households
- 65.5%literacy
- 1,125females per 1,000 males

## Now Pora PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBaskochan
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003417

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

## How far is Now Pora from nearby towns?

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

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 service5–10 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Now Pora known for?

Products made here include carpet. About 55% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Now Pora

Of every 100 households in Now Pora in 2011, 94 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Now Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**36%

Tap water ****98%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****77%**

**52%

Television ****40%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**8%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Now Pora?

■ Now Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**882

Working population ****19.8%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 56.9% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 109 (67%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (27%) · **■** Marginal 7 (4%)

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

- Teng Wani829 people
- Tukroo829 people
- Sago Hand Hama827 people
- Manzim Pora824 people
- Dangam803 people
- Kotah Pora800 people
- Pader Pora795 people
- Gada Pora775 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Now Pora from Shopian?8 km by road
- What is the population of Now Pora?818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Now Pora in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Now Pora?65.5% (Census 2011)