Village · Sonawari, Bandipore
# Rakh Shilvat

Rakh Shilvat is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 3,771 people in 507 households, the 15th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%.
- 3,771 people (2011)
- 507 households
- 43.3% literacy
- 849 females per 1,000 males

## Rakh Shilvat PIN code and other codes

Rakh Shilvat falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Gram panchayat R Shilvat
- Community development block Sumbal
- Census village code 002800

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

## How far is Rakh Shilvat from nearby towns?
- Sonawari (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Bandipora (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Sumbal (nearest town) 3 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Rakh Shilvat?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Rakh Shilvat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sumbal
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bandipora
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sumbal
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rakh Shilvat known for?

The main crops are rice and vegetables. About 86% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 454 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rakh Shilvat

Of every 100 households in Rakh Shilvat in 2011, 97 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rakh Shilvat · ■ Sonawari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 95%
- Toilet within the home 64% 78%
- No toilet (open defecation) 26% 20%
- Tap water 95% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 90%
- Use banking services 48% 43%
- Television 41% 51%
- Mobile phone 66% 66%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 13% 14%
- 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 Rakh Shilvat?

■ Rakh Shilvat · ■ Sonawari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.3% 45.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 849 939
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 715 856
- Working population 43.8% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 30.7% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 303 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 47 (3%) · ■ Household industry 197 (12%) · ■ Other work 141 (9%) · ■ Marginal 965 (58%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sonawari
- Sarai Danger Pora 4,599 people
- Tirgam 4,485 people
- Ganstan 4,220 people
- Gund Prang 3,818 people
- Odina 3,599 people
- Gundi Jahangir 3,301 people
- Chewa 3,278 people
- Sadrakote Pain 3,246 people

All 52 villages in Sonawari

## Quick answers
- How far is Rakh Shilvat from Bandipora? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Rakh Shilvat? 3,771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakh Shilvat in? Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Rakh Shilvat? 43.3% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/rakh-shilvat/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.