# Sochal Yari Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/sochal-yari/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Sochal Yari Sochal Yari is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 93 households**, the 160th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 463people (2011) - 93households - 62.5%literacy - 767females per 1,000 males ## Sochal Yari PIN code and other codes Sochal Yari falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatWaisa Kawnar - Community development blockRamhal - Census village code000256 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sochal Yari from nearby towns? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kipwara (district HQ)32 km by road - Kupwara (nearest town)8 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 Sochal Yari? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Sochal Yari; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Sochal Yari known for? The main crops are **maiza**. About 61% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Sochal Yari Of every 100 households in Sochal Yari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sochal Yari · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **87% Toilet within the home ****8%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **36% Tap water ****12%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****9%** **59% Television ****0%** **31% Mobile phone ****15%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****61%** **19% 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 Sochal Yari? ■ Sochal Yari · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****767** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****584** **899 Working population ****14.7%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 23% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 21 (31%) · **■** Marginal 47 (69%) 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 Handwara - Hanji Shat486 people - Darabal Pain475 people - Muqam Handwan Pora470 people - Wara Pora466 people - Muqam Rajwar457 people - Menkal452 people - Rakhi Shihilhal439 people - Nihama438 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sochal Yari from Kipwara?32 km by road - What is the population of Sochal Yari?463 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sochal Yari in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sochal Yari?62.5% (Census 2011)