# Sotki Pora Village, Bijbehara, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/sotki-pora/ Village · Bijbehara, Anantnag # Sotki Pora Sotki Pora is a village in Bijbehara sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,465 people in 245 households**, the 26th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 1,465people (2011) - 245households - 56.5%literacy - 925females per 1,000 males ## Sotki Pora PIN code and other codes Sotki Pora falls in Bijbehara sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatSotki Pora - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003603 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sotki Pora from nearby towns? - Bijbehara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)18 km by road - Beijbehara (nearest town)10 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sotki Pora? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sotki Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijbehara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sotki Pora known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include crewel. About 82% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sotki Pora Of every 100 households in Sotki Pora in 2011, 99 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sotki Pora · ■ Bijbehara rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **93% Toilet within the home ****80%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **38% Tap water ****32%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****55%** **71% Television ****52%** **52% Mobile phone ****63%** **79% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****14%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sotki Pora? ■ Sotki Pora · ■ Bijbehara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **870 Working population ****47.6%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 43.7% for women. 42% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 556 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (8%) · **■** Marginal 74 (11%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bijbehara - Chunda Pora1,735 people - Gari Seer1,700 people - Dupt Yar1,612 people - Bander Pora1,562 people - Katu1,372 people - Vedai1,366 people - Gadhanji Pora1,351 people - Kitriteng1,346 people [All 52 villages in Bijbehara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/bijbehara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sotki Pora from Anantnag?18 km by road - What is the population of Sotki Pora?1,465 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sotki Pora in?Anantnag district (Bijbehara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sotki Pora?56.5% (Census 2011)