# Now Pora Bala Village, Shopian, Shupiyan (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/now-pora-bala/ Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Now Pora Bala Now Pora Bala is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 113 households**, the 132nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 660people (2011) - 113households - 64.8%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Now Pora Bala PIN code and other codes Now Pora Bala falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatChedran - Community development blockKeller - Census village code003311 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Now Pora Bala from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shopian (district HQ)10 km by road - Pulwama (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 Bala? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Now Pora Bala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pulwama - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pulwama - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pulwama - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Now Pora Bala known for? About 42% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Bala Of every 100 households in Now Pora Bala in 2011, 95 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Now Pora Bala · ■ Shopian rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **83% Toilet within the home ****81%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **36% Tap water ****93%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****56%** **52% Television ****47%** **45% Mobile phone ****81%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Now Pora Bala? ■ Now Pora Bala · ■ Shopian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **965 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **882 Working population ****53.9%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 56.7% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 208 (58%) 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 - Chowgam677 people - Mohan Pora667 people - Tharan Kandi667 people - Sofi Pora663 people - Chode Gam657 people - Gund - I- Darvesh656 people - Chaki Sidiq Khan653 people - Sharat Pora649 people [All 229 villages in Shopian](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Now Pora Bala from Shopian?10 km by road - What is the population of Now Pora Bala?660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Now Pora Bala in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Now Pora Bala?64.8% (Census 2011)