# Soker Village, Budhal, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Budhal, Rajouri 

# Soker

Soker is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185233**. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 140 households**, the 44th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 681people (2011)
- 140households
- 57.6%literacy
- 185233PIN code

## Soker PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Soker is 185233.** Soker falls in Budhal sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185233
- Gram panchayatSoker
- Community development blockBudhal
- Census village code001433

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Soker from nearby towns?

- Budhal (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)23 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)23 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 Soker?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Soker; 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2
- ●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 · Dhagro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Soker known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include carpet. About 47% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Soker

Of every 100 households in Soker in 2011, 74 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soker · ■ Budhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****10%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**95%

Use banking services ****47%**

**43%

Television ****11%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Soker?

■ Soker · ■ Budhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**918

Working population ****26.0%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 45.9% for women. 40% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 82 (46%) · **■** Marginal 95 (54%)

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 Budhal

- Owdan975 people
- Khowas944 people
- Panjnara922 people
- Shapur792 people
- Ponda Naka517 people
- Padhira516 people
- Thelapera484 people
- Dhelri479 people

[All 52 villages in Budhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/budhal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soker?185233
- How far is Soker from Rajouri?23 km by road
- What is the population of Soker?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soker in?Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Soker?57.6% (Census 2011)