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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Hirpora<br />
| image_skyline = Hirpora WLS Shopian Kashmir.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = [[Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary]] in Hirpora, [[Shopian district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India<br />
| native_name = Heerpur<br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = Heerpora<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|33.68|N|74.77|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = India<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shopian district|Shopian]]<br />
| established_title = Settled<br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 8.9<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = <br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = <br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = 48.84%<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = Distance from Shopian town<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = {{convert|12|km|mi}}<br />
| blank3_name_sec2 = Distance from Srinagar city<br />
| blank3_info_sec2 = {{convert|64|km|mi}}<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_total = 1446 householders<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], English<ref name="OfficialLang">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 | archive-date=24 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = PIN Code<br />
| postal_code = 192303<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
}}<br />
'''Hirpora''' (or '''Heerpora''') is a village, near [[Shopian|Shopian town]] in the [[Shopian district]] in the Indian union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is the second largest village in the district, after [[Devepora]].{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} It is situated on the [[Mughal Road]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shopian.nic.in/ |title=HISTORY |website=shopian.nic.in |publisher=[[Shopian district]]}}</ref> {{cvt|12|km}} west of [[Shopian|Shopian town]], which is its district headquarters; and {{cvt|64|km}} from [[Srinagar]], the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, via the [[Srinagar]]-[[Pulwama]] Road. To the west of Hirpora is the [[Peer Ki Gali]] mountain pass over the [[Pir Panjal Range]].<br />
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Most of Hirpora's area is occupied by thick forests. The [[Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary]] was established between 1987 and 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319502344 |title=Effect of Mughal Road on Land Use of Catchment Area of Rambiara Nallah (Shopian) Jammu and Kashmir, India |website=researchgate.net }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/front-page/25-40-orchards-damaged-in-southern-districts-officials/302095.html |title=25–40% orchards damaged in southern districts: officials |website=greaterkashmir.com |publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]]}}</ref> The spiral-horned [[Markhor goat]] is a notable part of this wildlife.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/kashmirs-markhor-goat-in-peril/article3409924.ece |title=Kashmir's Markhor goat in peril |website=thehindu.com |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 May 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Population==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/3496-hir-pora-jammu-and-kashmir.html |title=Hir Pora Population – Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=2011 Census of India}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Shopian district]]<br />
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