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

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Village · Budhal, Rajouri 

# Somote

Somote is a village in Budhal sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185233**. The 2011 Census counted **4,142 people in 505 households**, the 8th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 4,142people (2011)
- 505households
- 70.4%literacy
- 185233PIN code

## Somote PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code185233
- Gram panchayatPhalini Samote
- Community development blockBudhal
- Census village code001456

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

## How far is Somote from nearby towns?

- Budhal (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)55 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)55 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 Somote?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Somote; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Budhal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Somote known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include carpet. About 34% of the 551 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Somote

Of every 100 households in Somote in 2011, 57 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Somote · ■ Budhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**93%

Tap water ****64%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**43%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Somote?

■ Somote · ■ Budhal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****385**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**918

Working population ****74.1%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 32.4% for women. 82% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,909 (62%) · **■** Marginal 812 (26%)

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

- Dharsakri4,982 people
- Kandi4,749 people
- Draj4,415 people
- Jamola4,201 people
- Khah3,831 people
- Targian3,734 people
- Budhal3,624 people
- Rehean3,615 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somote?185233
- How far is Somote from Rajouri?55 km by road
- What is the population of Somote?4,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somote in?Rajouri district (Budhal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Somote?70.4% (Census 2011)
