Zainapora
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{About|the Zainapora|its namesake Sub District|Zainapora Sub District}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Zainapora
| settlement_type = Town
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| coordinates = {{coord|33.7763|N|75.0055|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag| India}}
| subdivision_type1 = union territory
| subdivision_name1 = Jammu and Kashmir
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Shopian
| elevation_m = 1594
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020}}
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 192124
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 01933
| registration_plate = JK22
| official_name = Zainapora
| website = http://shopian.nic.in
| footnotes =
}}
Zainapora is a village in Shopian district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also known as land of springs because of its countless springs.
Zainapora is located {{cvt|19|km}} from district headquarter Shopian, {{cvt|4|km}} from Aglar, 17 km from Pulwama, and {{cvt|63|km}} from the capital Srinagar.{{cite web
|url=https://shopian.nic.in/tehsils/
|website=shopian.nic.in
|title=tehsils}}{{cite web
|url=http://hortikashmir.gov.in/ACHD-Z.html
|website=hortikashmir.gov.in
|title=Advanced Centre for Horticulture Development Zainapora at a glance}}
The village has a horticulture department which has second largest orchards under cultivation in Asia.{{cite web
|url=http://www.jammulinksnews.com/mb/newsdet.aspx?q=218567
|website=jammulinkssnews.com
|title=Director Horticulture Kashmir visits Shopian; distributes fruit trees saplings}}
History
The village got its name from the great medieval period king Zain-ul-Abidin, who used to visit a Sufi saint living in the town.{{cite web
|url=https://kashmirlife.net/zainapora-budshahs-southern-shelter-137740/
|author= Hassan, Aakash (2017)|website=kashmirlife.net
|title=Zainapora, Budshah's southern shelter}}
Demographics
The Village had a population of 1739 as per the data released by 2011 Census of India. The average sex ratio of Zainapora is 961.{{fact|date=December 2022}}
Zainapora has a higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. As per 2011 census, the literacy rate of Zainapora was 70.01%.
{{cite web
|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/
|website=censusindia.co.in
|title=Zaina Pora Population, Caste, Working Data Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011}}
Education
- Government Higher Secondary School Zainapora
- Government Degree College Zainapora
- NIPS zainapora
- Government High School Aglar
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Shopian (JNV Aglar)
- Al Fallah English Medium School Aglar
Transport
Healthcare
Zainapora has a Sub-district hospital and several other government health care centres in adjoining areas of the sub district.
|url=https://shopian.nic.in/public-utility-category/hospitals/
|title= government sub district hospital Zainapora}}
|url=https://thekashmirimages.com/2018/10/19/govt-hospitals-in-shopian-district-ill-equipped-to-deal-with-dog-bite-cases/
|website=thekashmirimages.com
|title=Govt hospitals in Shopian district ill-equipped to deal with dog bite cases}}