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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Renzipora
| other_name =
| coordinates = {{coord|33.859|N|74.996|E}}
| area_total_km2 = 1
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|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=30 May 2021}}</ref>
}}

'''Renzipora''' is a village in [[Awantipora|Awantipora tehsil]] of district [[Pulwama district|Pulwama]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. Almost at an equal distance from District Pulwama and Tehsil Awantipora. Renzipora is settled in a lush ''vale'' in the shadow of small hills drained by an irrigation Kul.

== Demographics ==
It consists of 200 households. The village had a population of 694 according to the [[2011 Census of India]].{{cn|date=May 2019}}. Awaiting the results of census 2021 seems like the population has increased exponentially in this decade.

== Geography ==
The nearest town is [[Awantipora]], 6 km away.

== Governance ==
Renzipora comes under ReshiPora panchayat. Awantipora is the sub district headquarters. District headquarters of the village is [[Pulwama]], 11 km away. The village is situated on relatively elevated grounds and has been a refuge during floods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://risingkashmir.com/article/a-family-of-10-who-have-to-live-in-a-cowshed|title=A family of 10 who have to live in a cowshed|website=Rising Kashmir}}</ref>

== Economy ==
Renzipora village produces apples, almonds, walnuts and saffron. The average nut yield/tree is about 7.5kg with nut length of 29 mm and nut width of 14.06mm.

Renzipora was earlier called "Rezikpora" (''Rezikh'' meaning food, ''pora'' meaning place) as it was always rich in food resources like maize, wheat, rice etc due to fertile land.

Renzipora is the home of two veneer firms, Skyline veneer and Diamond veneer. The veneer is peeled from popular woods.{{clarify|reason=Is this referring to poplar wood?|date=April 2019}} These industries were set up with the help of transport subsidies disbursed under Govt. of India Scheme JK DFC w.e.f. 1-04-2008 to 31-03-2009. 42 lakhs was disbursed into these industries by government via Jammu and Kashmir Bank awantipora.<ref>http://www.jkdfc.org/beneficiaries/transport_subsidy_4.html</ref>{{dead link|date=April 2019}}

Renzipora village was given RBA status{{clarify|reason=What is that?|date=April 2019}} in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/print/26-villages-in-pulwama-under-consideration-for-rba-status/59546.html|title=Latest News From Kashmir, Breaking News, Current Headlines, Kashmir News Online | Greater Kashmir|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref>

== Education ==
One government funded middle school, one primary school, one sub-centre operate there.<ref>http://www.icbse.com/schools/ups-renzipora/01051004101</ref>

== References ==

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{{Pulwama district}}

[[Category:Villages in Pulwama district]]

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