# Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) – Villages List

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Sub-district · Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir 

# Sonawari

Sonawari is a sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. At the 2011 Census it had **176,502 people**, 2 towns and 52 villages (50 inhabited). The largest village is Ajas (12,961 people).

- 176,502people (2011)
- 52villages
- 2towns
- 46.6%literacy

## Population of Sonawari compared with Bandipore

■ Sonawari · ■ Bandipore district

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**892

Working population ****40.0%**

**38.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sonawari

Of every 100 households in Sonawari in 2011, 95 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonawari · ■ Bandipore district

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**23%

Tap water ****65%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****46%**

**47%

Television ****52%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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).

## Towns in Sonawari

- Sumbal15,041 people
- Hajan13,239 people

## Largest villages in Sonawari

- Ajas · 12,961 people
- Sadhunara Hasti Khan · 8,674 people
- Naid Khi · 8,166 people
- Gundi Sader Koot · 7,152 people
- Shah Gund · 7,044 people
- Nowgam · 5,836 people
- Bahar Abad · 5,254 people
- Kosum Bagh · 4,965 people
- Asham · 4,841 people
- Hilal Abad · 4,723 people
- Sarai Danger Pora · 4,599 people
- Tirgam · 4,485 people
- Ganstan · 4,220 people
- Gund Prang · 3,818 people
- Rakh Shilvat · 3,771 people
- Odina · 3,599 people

[All 52 villages in Sonawari →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Sonawari?52 (50 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonawari in?Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the population of Sonawari?176,502 (Census 2011)