Kralpora | |
Other Name: | Kral Pora |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates: | 34.5°N 74.1°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kupwara |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 6518[1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2] [3] |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 193224[4] |
Kralpora is a Tehsil and a village in Kupwara district of the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[5] The village is located just 15 kilometres from district headquarters Kupwara town.
According to the 2011 census of India, Kralpora has 569 households.[6] The literacy rate of Kralpora was 66.45% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kralpora, Male literacy stands at 73.92% while the female literacy rate was 57.96%.
Kralpora is well-connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Kupwara-Kralpora Road and Kupwara-Trehgam Road.
The nearest railway stations to Kralpora are Sopore railway station and Baramulla railway station located at a distance of 56 and 53 kilometres respectively.
The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 108 kilometres and is a 3-hour drive.