Village · Kokernag, Anantnag
# Soaf Shalli

Soaf Shalli is a village in Kokernag sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192202. The 2011 Census counted 5,394 people in 866 households, the 7th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.9%.
- 5,394 people (2011)
- 866 households
- 53.3% literacy
- 192202 PIN code

## Soaf Shalli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Soaf Shalli is 192202. Soaf Shalli falls in Kokernag sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 192202
- Gram panchayat Soaf-A+B
- Community development block Breng
- Census village code 003781

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Soaf Shalli from nearby towns?
- Kokernag (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Kokernag (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Soaf Shalli?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Soaf Shalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 6 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kokernag
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anantnag
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Soaf Shalli known for?

The main crops are paddy. Products made here include carpet and chainstitch. About 66% of the 631 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Soaf Shalli

Of every 100 households in Soaf Shalli in 2011, 90 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Soaf Shalli · ■ Kokernag rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 62%
- Toilet within the home 77% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 19% 39%
- Tap water 69% 66%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 92%
- Use banking services 53% 40%
- Television 18% 24%
- Mobile phone 53% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 31% 30%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Soaf Shalli?

■ Soaf Shalli · ■ Kokernag rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.3% 51.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 923 914
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 875 837
- Working population 39.0% 34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 43.4% for women. 43% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 126 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 80 (4%) · ■ Household industry 44 (2%) · ■ Other work 231 (11%) · ■ Marginal 1,622 (77%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kokernag
- Forest Block 11,344 people
- Sagam 6,221 people
- Hillar Arhama 5,891 people
- Naroo Pora 5,499 people
- Nala Sund Brari 5,378 people
- Dandi Pora 5,221 people
- Akin Gam 5,007 people
- Takia Magam 4,831 people

All 51 villages in Kokernag

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Soaf Shalli? 192202
- How far is Soaf Shalli from Anantnag? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Soaf Shalli? 5,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soaf Shalli in? Anantnag district (Kokernag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Soaf Shalli? 53.3% (Census 2011)

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