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Geri Pora Population - Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir

Geri Pora is a medium size village located in Handwara Tehsil of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 184 families residing. The Geri Pora village has population of 1243 of which 633 are males while 610 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Geri Pora village population of children with age 0-6 is 209 which makes up 16.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Geri Pora village is 964 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Geri Pora as per census is 1029, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Geri Pora village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Geri Pora village was 62.67 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Geri Pora Male literacy stands at 79.25 % while female literacy rate was 45.24 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Geri Pora village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Geri Pora village.

Geri Pora Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 184 - -
Population 1,243 633 610
Child (0-6) 209 103 106
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.67 % 79.25 % 45.24 %
Total Workers 346 267 79
Main Worker 155 - -
Marginal Worker 191 125 66

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Geri Pora village of Kupwara district.

Work Profile

In Geri Pora village out of total population, 346 were engaged in work activities. 44.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 346 workers engaged in Main Work, 37 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.