Iskander Pora, Jammu and Kashmir


Iskander Pora is a village in district Budgam, tehsil Beerwah in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 29 km towards West from district headquarters Budgam and about 34 km towards West from State capital Sinagar.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Iskander Pora has a population of 2484, 1314 males and 1168 femaes. The village has a sex ratio of 889 females for every 1000 males.

Geography

Iskander Pora is located at. It has an average elevation of 1748 metres. It is situated at plateau like land mass, it is surrounded by karewas on south, west and north with its east surrounded by plains.
Iskander Pora is connected with the Srinagar city via Magam town and Budgam district headquarters via Beerwah town. It is 10 km away from Magam and 2.5 km away from Beerwah. It is also connected to tehsil Khag via Malpora which is also 10 km distant.
Mazhom Railway Station is the nearby railway stations to Magam for a person arriving from north or south.

Education

Schools

education is imparted in local maktabs. These impart education on a part-time basis to the children.