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Som Population - Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir

Som is a medium size village located in Kalakote Tehsil of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 190 families residing. The Som village has population of 849 of which 441 are males while 408 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Som village population of children with age 0-6 is 193 which makes up 22.73 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Som village is 925 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Som as per census is 821, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Som village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Som village was 49.70 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Som Male literacy stands at 54.03 % while female literacy rate was 45.17 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Som village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Som village.

Som Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 190 - -
Population 849 441 408
Child (0-6) 193 106 87
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 646 342 304
Literacy 49.70 % 54.03 % 45.17 %
Total Workers 431 232 199
Main Worker 93 - -
Marginal Worker 338 155 183

Caste Factor

In Som village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 76.09 % of total population in Som village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Som village of Rajouri.

Work Profile

In Som village out of total population, 431 were engaged in work activities. 21.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 78.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 431 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.