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

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Village · Shopian, Shupiyan 

# Wangi Pora

Wangi Pora is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 36 households**, the 210th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 274people (2011)
- 36households
- 55.8%literacy
- 1,175females per 1,000 males

## Wangi Pora PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChaki Cholend
- Community development blockShopiyan
- Census village code003476

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

## How far is Wangi Pora from nearby towns?

- Shopian (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shopian (district HQ)15 km by road
- Shopiyan (nearest town)17 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 Wangi Pora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Herman
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shopian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shopian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Wangi Pora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Wangi Pora

Of every 100 households in Wangi Pora in 2011, 89 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Wangi Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**44%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**52%

Television ****36%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**8%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Wangi Pora?

■ Wangi Pora · ■ Shopian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1175**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**882

Working population ****19.7%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 50.4% for women. 38% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (24%) · **■** Marginal 4 (7%)

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

- Narwaw289 people
- Chilli Pora286 people
- Drager282 people
- Chaki Diyaro276 people
- Habdi Pora272 people
- Hari Pora271 people
- Chaki - Hakim Baqar260 people
- Mati Pora242 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Wangi Pora from Shopian?15 km by road
- What is the population of Wangi Pora?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wangi Pora in?Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Wangi Pora?55.8% (Census 2011)