Devepora Explained

Devepora
Other Name:Devpur
Devpura
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:34.19°N 74.72°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:union territory
Subdivision Name1:Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shopian
Population As Of:2011
Population:1424 householders[1] [2]
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[3] [4]
Demographics1 Title2:Spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Gujari, Pahari
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN Code
Postal Code:192303

Devepora (also known as Dev Pora or Devpura) is a large village located in the forest block of Shopian district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[5] The village is located in hill area of district Shopian which is 6 kilometers away from its town.[6] There is no hospital or primary health dispensary.[7]

Population

According to 2011 census, Devepora has a total of 1,424 families. The village has population of 8,275 of which 4,514 are males while remaining 3,761 are females. The average sex ratio of Devepora village is 833. The village has very low literacy rates compared to other villages in Jammu and Kashmir. In Devepora Male literacy stands at 38.66% while female literacy rate was 21.82%.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dev Pora Population .
  2. News: DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK . 2018-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412235929/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0113_PART_B_DCHB_SUPHIYAN.pdf# . 2018-04-12 . live.
  3. Web site: The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020 . 27 September 2020.
  4. News: Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 . Rising Kashmir . 23 September 2020 . 30 May 2021 . 24 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2015 IAS toppers Tina Dabi, Athar Khan break social stereotypes to tie the knot . indiatoday.in . India Today . 2018-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180614184559/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/2015-ias-toppers-tina-dabi-athar-khan-break-social-stereotypes-to-tie-the-knot-1208011-2018-04-09# . 2018-06-14 . live.
  6. News: CIVIL SECTT: FOREST DEPARTMENT (GOVERNMENT~OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR) .
  7. News: District Disaster Management Plan Of District Shopian . 2018-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170701034445/http://shopian.nic.in/Downloads/DMP.pdf# . 2017-07-01 . live.
  8. News: DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK . 2018-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412235929/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0113_PART_B_DCHB_SUPHIYAN.pdf# . 2018-04-12 . live.
  9. News: Dev Pora Population, Caste, Working Data Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011 . 2018-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181021190743/https://www.censusindia.co.in/villages/dev-pora-population-shupiyan-jammu-and-kashmir-3516# . 2018-10-21 . live.
  10. News: DISTRICT SHOPIAN . 2018-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181021190822/http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/pdf/panchayat%20election%202017/Panchayat%20gazzete%20notification/SHOPIAN.pdf# . 2018-10-21 . live.

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