Hirpora (or Heerpora) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

, near Shopian town in the

Shopian district Shopian district (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a menti ...

in the

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n union territory of

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. It is the second largest village in the district, after

Devepora Devepora (also known as ''Dev Pora'' or ''Devpura'') is a large village located in the forest block of Shopian district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is located in hill area of district Shopian which is 6 kilome ...

. It is situated on the

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, west of Shopian town, which is its district headquarters; and from

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, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, via the

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. To the west of Hirpora is the Peer Ki Gali mountain pass over the

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. Most of Hirpora's area is occupied by thick forests. The

Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary or Heerpora Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kulgam district and Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. It lies 12 km from Shopian town, south of Srinagar. It spreads over an area of . It is bounded to the north by ...

was established between 1987 and 1989. The spiral-horned Markhor goat is a notable part of this wildlife.

Population

According to a survey conducted by the 2011 Census of India, there are 1,446 householders in Hirpora village, comprising 8,540 individuals, of which 4,449 are males while 4,091 are females. There are an average 5 persons to a house.

References

{{reflist Shopian district Villages in Shopian district