# Sonian Saidnar Village, Rafiabad, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/rafiabad/sonian-saidnar/ Village · Rafiabad, Baramula # Sonian Saidnar Sonian Saidnar is a village in Rafiabad sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,043 people in 180 households**, the 28th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,043people (2011) - 180households - 52.3%literacy - 193303PIN code ## Sonian Saidnar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonian Saidnar is 193303.** Sonian Saidnar falls in Rafiabad sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193303 - Gram panchayatP/Hq Chanam - Community development blockRafiabad - Census village code002255 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonian Saidnar from nearby towns? - Rafaibad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)20 km by road - Watergam (nearest town)9 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 Sonian Saidnar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonian Saidnar; 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 · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dangiwacha - ○Degree college10+ km · Sopore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sopore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sonian Saidnar known for? The main crops are **apple and maiza**. Products made here include carpet,weaving. About 80% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Sonian Saidnar Of every 100 households in Sonian Saidnar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonian Saidnar · ■ Rafiabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****53%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **24% Tap water ****99%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **85% Use banking services ****87%** **74% Television ****44%** **50% Mobile phone ****77%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **6% None of these assets ****10%** **13% 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). ## What is the population of Sonian Saidnar? ■ Sonian Saidnar · ■ Rafiabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **914 Working population ****44.3%** **39.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.5% for men and 44.3% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 54 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 66 (14%) · **■** Marginal 322 (70%) 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 Rafiabad - Laisar1,218 people - Syal Kot1,198 people - Ludhu Lodura1,123 people - Khushi Pora1,070 people - Pari Pora1,021 people - Kungrusa991 people - Kartar Garh959 people - Kitru Nari Bal872 people [All 77 villages in Rafiabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/rafiabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonian Saidnar?193303 - How far is Sonian Saidnar from Baramulla?20 km by road - What is the population of Sonian Saidnar?1,043 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonian Saidnar in?Baramula district (Rafiabad sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sonian Saidnar?52.3% (Census 2011)