Geographic Location of Soom

The village Soom is located in Kalakote Tahsil of Rajouri District in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is governed by Som Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kalakote Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rajouri, which is about 30 kilometers away from Soom.

Travel and Communication for Soom

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Soom,
Rajouri,
Jammu and Kashmir, India
PIN - 185202

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Soom

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A brief summary of available data for Soom is given below:

Social Structure of Soom

As per available data from the year 2009, 849 persons live in 190 house holds in the village Soom. There are 408 female individuals and 441 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.06% and males constitute 51.94% of the total population.

There are 646 scheduled tribes persons of which 304 are females and 342 are males. Females constitute 47.06% and males constitute 52.94% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 76.09% of the total population.

Population density of Soom is 121.9 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Soom

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Total area of Soom is 696.5 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 65.5 ha. About 54.2 ha is un-irrigated area. About 11.3 ha is irrigated area. About 11.3 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 75 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 42 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Soom

There is a private pre-primary school in the village Soom.

There is a government primary school in the village Soom.

There is a government middle school in the village Soom.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Som, which is less than 5 kms away from Soom.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Tatapani, which is 5-10 kms away from Soom.

Colleges in Soom

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Rajouri, which is more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Rajouri, which is more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Rajouri, which is more than 10 kms away from Soom.

Other Educational Facilities in Soom

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Rajouri, which is more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Jammu, which is more than 10 kms away from Soom.

Healthcare Facilities in Soom

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Soom.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Soom.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Soom.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Soom.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Soom.

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