Kralpora

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Kralpora
Kral Pora
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Kralpora
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Kralpora
Kralpora (India)
Coordinates: 34°30′N74°06′E / 34.50°N 74.10°E / 34.50; 74.10
Country India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Population
 (2011)
  Total6,518 [1]
Languages
  Official Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English [2] [3]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
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.

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Demographics

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%.

Transport

Road

Kralpora is well-connected by road with other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Kupwara-Kralpora Road and Kupwara-Trehgam Road.

Rail

The nearest railway stations to Kralpora are Sopore railway station and Baramulla railway station located at a distance of 56 and 53 kilometres respectively.

Air

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 108 kilometres and is a 3-hour drive.

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References

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  2. "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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  5. DC Kupwara Visits Kralpora tehsil
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