Iskander Pora, Jammu and Kashmir

Iskander Pora is a village in the district Budgam, tehsil Beerwah in the Indian administered 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 unoin territory capital Srinagar.

Demographics
In the 2011 census Iskander Pora had a population of 2,484, 1,314 males and 1168 females. The village had a sex ratio of 889 females for every 1,000 males.

Geography
Iskander Pora is located at 34.0264°N, 74.5694°W. It has an average elevation of 1748 m. 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, Budgam, 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.

Schools

 * Government Middle School, Iskander Pora](Est.1962)
 * Imamia Public High School, Iskander Pora, run and managed by Educational Trust Kashmir (ETK).

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