About Somote Village

Somote is a large village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,142, made up of 2,990 males and 1,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 385 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somote village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	550.8 hectares
Population	4,142
Male Population	2,990
Female Population	1,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	385
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somote compares

By the 2011 count Somote is the 8th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 550.8 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Somote

Somote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somote 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somote from other places

Somote lies about 12 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 51 km away. 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 Somote
District headquarters	Rajouri	12 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	25 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	51 km

Villages closest to Somote

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budhal 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 Somote

As per the Census of India 2011, Somote village had a population of 4,142. That makes it the 8th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Somote village has 2,990 males and 1,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somote has about 385 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Somote is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somote covers 550.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somote falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Somote is Dugga, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Somote is about 12 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somote is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 12 km away. Rajaori is about 15 km away. Budhal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.