# Botingu Village, Sopore, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/botingu/ Village · Sopore, Baramula # Botingu Botingu is a village in Sopore sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193201**. The 2011 Census counted **4,440 people in 754 households**, the 10th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%. - 4,440people (2011) - 754households - 65.6%literacy - 193201PIN code ## Botingu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Botingu is 193201.** Botingu falls in Sopore sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193201 - Gram panchayatBotengoo - Community development blockZaingeer - Census village code002192 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Botingu from nearby towns? - Sopore (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)30 km by road - Sopore (nearest town)10 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 Botingu? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Botingu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sopore - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sopore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 Botingu known for? The main crops are **apple**. Products made here include kangri and carpet. About 76% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Botingu Of every 100 households in Botingu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Botingu · ■ Sopore rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****94%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **10% Tap water ****91%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **88% Use banking services ****72%** **68% Television ****45%** **54% Mobile phone ****74%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **7% None of these assets ****13%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **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 Botingu? ■ Botingu · ■ Sopore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **66.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **914 Working population ****23.2%** **26.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 56.5% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 287 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (13%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 444 (43%) · **■** Marginal 153 (15%) 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 Sopore - Wara Pora5,891 people - Wadura5,645 people - Hardushuo5,442 people - Zalura4,787 people - Seelo4,394 people - Doru4,296 people - Idi Pora3,765 people - Krank Shivan3,527 people [All 58 villages in Sopore](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/sopore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Botingu?193201 - How far is Botingu from Baramulla?30 km by road - What is the population of Botingu?4,440 (Census 2011) - Which district is Botingu in?Baramula district (Sopore sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Botingu?65.6% (Census 2011)