Rajpora Explained

Rajpora
Native Name:Rajpur
Settlement Type:Tehsil
Elevation M:1,800
Elevation Ft:5,905
Population Total:5,215
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: Jammu and Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Kashmir
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Pulwama
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, English[1] [2]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Rajpora, also known as Rajpur, [3] is a Village and a Tehsil in the Pulwama district of the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[4] [5] It is located away from Srinagar and away from Jammu. Rajpora is situated at above the mean sea level.

Demographics

As per census of 2011 population of Rajpora stands at 5,215, with 2,756 males and 2,459 females.[6] Population of people under the age of 6 in Rajpora is 1,169, which is 22.42% of total population of the village. Average Sex Ratio of Rajpora village is 892 and child Sex Ratio of the Rajpora as per census of 2011 is 729. In 2011, literacy rate of Rajpora was 62% in which male literacy stands at 57.67% while female literacy rate stands at 51.61%.[6]

Villages

1. Gulshanabad2. Achagoza 3. Bamnoo4. Pachahar5. Drabgam6. Rohmoo7. Kalampora8. Shadimarg9. Sangarwani10. Thokerpora11. Mirgund12. Khaigam13. Rahmoo14. Bellow15. Abhama

Governance

Under the Panchyati Raj Act, Rajpora is administered by the Sarpanch.[6]

Economy

Out of total population only 3,289 people were employed as of 2011 census.[6] Rest of the population is engaged in orchard business. This village has huge dependency on horticulture and other allied sectors like dairy and bread business, a local bread namely Shirmal is world wide famous of this village, exported to other countries like USA,Australia, UAE,and other Gulf countries....

Education

Castes

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 0.29% of total population in Rajpora. No Scheduled Caste (SC) live in Rajpora.[6]

References

33.8243°N 74.8531°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 . The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020 . 27 September 2020.
  2. News: Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 . Rising Kashmir . 23 September 2020. 30 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Excelsior . Daily . 2021-12-01 . Jaish IED expert, Pakistani terrorist killed in Pulwama: J&K Top Cop . 2023-08-13 . Jammu Kashmir Latest News Tourism Breaking News J&K . en-US.
  4. Web site: About District Pulwama District, Government of Jammu and Kashmir India . 2023-08-13 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Rajpora Pin Code Postal Code (Zip Code) of Rajpora, Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, India . 2023-08-13 . www.indiatvnews.com.
  6. Web site: Raj Pora Village Population - Pulwama - Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. www.census2011.co.in.