# Soiteng Village, Srinagar, Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/srinagar/srinagar-00044/soiteng/ Village · Srinagar, Srinagar # Soiteng Soiteng is a village in Srinagar sub-district of Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **2,362 people in 425 households**, the 2nd largest of 3 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%. - 2,362people (2011) - 425households - 57.5%literacy - 950females per 1,000 males ## Soiteng PIN code and other codes Soiteng falls in Srinagar sub-district, Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatSoiteng - Community development blockSrinagar - Census village code002832 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Soiteng from nearby towns? - Srinagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Srinagar (district HQ)6 km by road - Srinagar (nearest town)5 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 Soiteng? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Soiteng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajbagh - ○Degree college10+ km · Amarsingh - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bemina - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Soiteng known for? About 77% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Soiteng Of every 100 households in Soiteng in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Soiteng · ■ Srinagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **100% Toilet within the home ****100%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****100%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%** **69% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%** **28% Use banking services ****68%** **74% Television ****95%** **85% Mobile phone ****93%** **88% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **10% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Soiteng? ■ Soiteng · ■ Srinagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%** **58.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022** **1077 Working population ****28.5%** **33.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 49.6% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 601 (89%) · **■** Marginal 17 (3%) 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 Srinagar - Abdullah Pora2,630 people - Kursu Padshahi Bagh1,411 people [All 3 villages in Srinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/srinagar/srinagar-00044/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Soiteng from Srinagar?6 km by road - What is the population of Soiteng?2,362 (Census 2011) - Which district is Soiteng in?Srinagar district (Srinagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Soiteng?57.5% (Census 2011)