Village · Shopian, Shupiyan
# Ura Pora

Ura Pora is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 1,115 people in 200 households, the 68th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 1,115 people (2011)
- 200 households
- 65.5% literacy
- 995 females per 1,000 males

## Ura Pora PIN code and other codes

Ura Pora falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat Uspara-A
- Community development block Shopiyan
- Census village code 003350

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ura Pora from nearby towns?
- Shopian (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ) 13 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ura Pora?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shopian
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shopian
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shopian
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ura Pora known for?

The main crops are walnut and apple. About 67% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ura Pora

Of every 100 households in Ura Pora in 2011, 88 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Ura Pora · ■ Shopian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 83%
- Toilet within the home 88% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 12% 36%
- Tap water 66% 72%
- Drinking water within premises 49% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 94%
- Use banking services 28% 52%
- Television 42% 45%
- Mobile phone 80% 76%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 15% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 11% 8%
- None of these assets 8% 9%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ura Pora?

■ Ura Pora · ■ Shopian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.5% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 995 965
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 845 882
- Working population 20.7% 32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 59.4% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 105 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 51 (22%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 53 (23%) · ■ Marginal 20 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shopian
- Kanjiuler 1,166 people
- Said Pora Bala 1,163 people
- Matri Bagh 1,141 people
- Sangren 1,135 people
- Reshi Pora 1,112 people
- Pir Pora 1,104 people
- Dasso 1,079 people
- Nerwani 1,066 people

All 229 villages in Shopian

## Quick answers
- How far is Ura Pora from Shopian? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Ura Pora? 1,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ura Pora in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Ura Pora? 65.5% (Census 2011)

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