About Sonim Village

Sonim is a mid sized village in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 479 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonim village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Pattan
Pincode	193121
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	938
Male Population	479
Female Population	459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sonim compares

By the 2011 count Sonim is the 66th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sonim

Sonim is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonim as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonim from other places

Sonim lies about 20 km from Baramula. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonim
Tehsil headquarters	Pattan	4.9 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	17 km
District headquarters	Baramula	20 km

Villages closest to Sonim

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pattan tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sonim

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonim village had a population of 938. That makes it the 66th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Sonim village has 479 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonim has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Sonim is 193121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonim covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonim falls under Pattan tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Sonim notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonim.

Sonim is about 20 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonim is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Pattan is about 4.9 km away. Soyībug is about 17 km away. Baramula is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.