About Som Village

Som is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 441 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Som Overview

Census 2011 figures for Som village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Kalakote
Pincode	185202
Area (hectares)	696.5 hectares
Population	849
Male Population	441
Female Population	408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Som compares

By the 2011 count Som is the 25th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 696.5 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Som

Som is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Som as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Som from other places

Som 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 Som
Tehsil headquarters	Kalakote	5.6 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	12 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	15 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	51 km

Villages closest to Som

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Som village had a population of 849. That makes it the 25th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Som village has 441 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Som has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Som is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Som covers 696.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Som falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Som 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Som.

Som 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.

Som is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 5.6 km away. Rajouri is about 12 km away. Rajaori is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.