# Sochal Pora Village, Khag, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Khag, Badgam 

# Sochal Pora

Sochal Pora is a village in Khag sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **434 people in 66 households**, the 39th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%.

- 434people (2011)
- 66households
- 58.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Sochal Pora PIN code and other codes

Sochal Pora falls in Khag sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatSita Haran
- Community development blockKhag
- Census village code000416

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sochal Pora from nearby towns?

- Khag (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Budgam (district HQ)35 km by road
- Beerwah (nearest town)15 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 Sochal Pora?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sochal Pora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Drang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Beerwah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Sochal Pora known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 72% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Sochal Pora

Of every 100 households in Sochal Pora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sochal Pora · ■ Khag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**49%

Television ****35%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Sochal Pora?

■ Sochal Pora · ■ Khag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**47.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****596**

**932

Working population ****16.4%**

**24.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 47.8% for women. 32% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 64 (90%)

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 Khag

- Looki Pora505 people
- Alam Nag491 people
- Lowahi Pora449 people
- Nagabal448 people
- Bunagund432 people
- Zagi Pora387 people
- Peth Saharan376 people
- Khawja Gund351 people

[All 49 villages in Khag](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sochal Pora from Budgam?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sochal Pora?434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sochal Pora in?Badgam district (Khag sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Sochal Pora?58.4% (Census 2011)