# Sonamarg Village, Kangan, Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/sonamarg/ Village · Kangan, Ganderbal # Sonamarg Sonamarg is a village in Kangan sub-district of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **191203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,051 people in 122 households**, the 34th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%. - 1,051people (2011) - 122households - 53.4%literacy - 191203PIN code ## Sonamarg PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonamarg is 191203.** Sonamarg falls in Kangan sub-district, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code191203 - Gram panchayatSonamarg A - Community development blockKangan - Census village code002923 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonamarg from nearby towns? - Kangan (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Gaderbal (district HQ)72 km by road - Ganderbal (nearest town)25 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 Sonamarg? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sonamarg; 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 · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kullan - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaderbal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaderbal - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Sonamarg known for? The main crops are **maiza**. Products made here include carpets. About 13% of the 671 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Sonamarg Of every 100 households in Sonamarg in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonamarg · ■ Kangan rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **81% Toilet within the home ****57%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **43% Tap water ****99%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **91% Use banking services ****98%** **45% Television ****12%** **24% Mobile phone ****22%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **21% 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 Sonamarg? ■ Sonamarg · ■ Kangan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%** **52.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815** **868 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797** **877 Working population ****20.5%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.4% for men and 42.5% for women. 36% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (9%) · **■** Marginal 190 (88%) 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 Kangan - Najwan Nilah1,193 people - Hardo Panzin1,146 people - Nilagrar1,085 people - Yechi Hama1,082 people - Chiner1,007 people - Lari889 people - Daraduder798 people - Kij Parah754 people [All 42 villages in Kangan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ganderbal/kangan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonamarg?191203 - How far is Sonamarg from Gaderbal?72 km by road - What is the population of Sonamarg?1,051 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonamarg in?Ganderbal district (Kangan sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sonamarg?53.4% (Census 2011)