Village · Kalakote, Rajouri # Sarotah Sarotah is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185202. The 2011 Census counted 790 people in 197 households, the 27th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%. - 790 people (2011) - 197 households - 56.3% literacy - 185202 PIN code ## Sarotah PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sarotah is 185202. Sarotah falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 185202 - Gram panchayat Malhorin - Community development block Kalakote - Census village code 001528 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sarotah from nearby towns? - Kalakote (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ) 40 km by road - Sunderbani (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sarotah? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sarotah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kalakote - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sarotah known for? The main crops are maize, paddy and wheat. About 17% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sarotah Of every 100 households in Sarotah in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sarotah · ■ Kalakote rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 71% - Toilet within the home 2% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 96% - Tap water 35% 16% - Drinking water within premises 1% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 94% - Use banking services 63% 67% - Television 18% 18% - Mobile phone 50% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 45% 42% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sarotah? ■ Sarotah · ■ Kalakote rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.3% 59.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 868 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 881 866 - Working population 81.4% 53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 42.9% for women. 81% of men and 81% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 76 (12%) · ■ Other work 123 (19%) · ■ Marginal 444 (69%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kalakote - Dayalah 941 people - Beli Bhawan 882 people - Som 849 people - Garan Bala 797 people - Malhorin 785 people - Chanipur 774 people - Panjah 756 people - Punjnara 721 people All 69 villages in Kalakote ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarotah? 185202 - How far is Sarotah from Rajouri? 40 km by road - What is the population of Sarotah? 790 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarotah in? Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sarotah? 56.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/sarotah/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.