# Sonal Kot Village, Rajauri, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/sonal-kot/ Village · Rajauri, Rajouri # Sonal Kot Sonal Kot is a village in Rajauri sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,156 people in 289 households**, the 46th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 1,156people (2011) - 289households - 81.9%literacy - 185151PIN code ## Sonal Kot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonal Kot is 185151.** Sonal Kot falls in Rajauri sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185151 - Gram panchayatSalskote - Community development blockRajouri - Census village code001393 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonal Kot from nearby towns? - Rajouri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)25 km by road - Rajouri (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 Sonal Kot? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sonal Kot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salsakot - ○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 bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Sonal Kot known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and paddy**. Products made here include carpet. About 34% of the 316 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Sonal Kot Of every 100 households in Sonal Kot in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonal Kot · ■ Rajauri rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **86% Toilet within the home ****10%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **89% Tap water ****2%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **80% Use banking services ****98%** **69% Television ****52%** **24% Mobile phone ****65%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **28% 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 Sonal Kot? ■ Sonal Kot · ■ Rajauri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **860 Working population ****49.9%** **45.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 77.1% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 131 (23%) · **■** Marginal 288 (50%) 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 Rajauri - Khan Khri1,241 people - Chattiar1,228 people - Thodhi1,192 people - Phool Yan1,190 people - Rani Badetar1,107 people - Androla1,101 people - Karaian1,100 people - Drairi1,096 people [All 121 villages in Rajauri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/rajauri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonal Kot?185151 - How far is Sonal Kot from Rajouri?25 km by road - What is the population of Sonal Kot?1,156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonal Kot in?Rajouri district (Rajauri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sonal Kot?81.9% (Census 2011)