Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Sofi Pora Sofi Pora is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted 663 people in 110 households, the 131st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 663 people (2011) - 110 households - 65.1% literacy - 1,009 females per 1,000 males ## Sofi Pora PIN code and other codes Sofi Pora falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayat Sofi Pora - Community development block Shopiyan - Census village code 003341 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sofi Pora from nearby towns? - Shopian (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shopian (district HQ) 18 km by road - Zainapora (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sofi Pora? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Sofi Pora; 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Zanipora - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Shopian - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shopian - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sofi Pora known for? The main crops are apple, paddy and paddy. About 74% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sofi Pora Of every 100 households in Sofi Pora in 2011, 93 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sofi Pora · ■ Shopian rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 83% - Toilet within the home 60% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 40% 36% - Tap water 35% 72% - Drinking water within premises 55% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94% - Use banking services 60% 52% - Television 57% 45% - Mobile phone 93% 76% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 12% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 8% - None of these assets 5% 9% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sofi Pora? ■ Sofi Pora · ■ Shopian rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.1% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1009 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1033 882 - Working population 51.3% 32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 70 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (4%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 44 (13%) · ■ Marginal 210 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shopian - Patar Wal 691 people - Chowgam 677 people - Mohan Pora 667 people - Tharan Kandi 667 people - Now Pora Bala 660 people - Chode Gam 657 people - Gund - I- Darvesh 656 people - Chaki Sidiq Khan 653 people All 229 villages in Shopian ## Quick answers - How far is Sofi Pora from Shopian? 18 km by road - What is the population of Sofi Pora? 663 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sofi Pora in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sofi Pora? 65.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/sofi-pora/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.