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Jammu Kashmir Govt Approves Rs 10.22 Crore Tribal Tourism Village In Poonch
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- LGD code
- 1245
- Pincode
- 185121
- Post office
- Samote
- Population
- 740
- Households
- 138
- Literacy rate
- 57.3%
- Sex ratio
- 979 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 232
Census 2011 · in context
How Samote compares
By population, Samote ranks #32 of 33 villages in Surankote mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.3%
+8.4% vs mandal average
- Samote
- 57.3%
- Surankote mandal
- 48.9%
- Poonch district
- 54.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
979
+80 vs mandal average
- Samote
- 979
- Surankote mandal
- 899
Household size
people per home
5.4
Same as the mandal average
- Samote
- 5.4
- Surankote mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samote at a glance
Samote is a village of 740 people in 138 households (Census 2011) in Surankote tehsil, Poonch district, Jammu And Kashmir, the 32nd-largest of 33 villages in Surankote tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 979 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 185121, served by Samote post office; the LGD village code is 1245. The village votes in Chhamb assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satish Sharma. The population is estimated at 872 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Samote
- LGD code
- 1245
- Pincode
- 185121
- Post office
- Samote
- Population (Census 2011)
- 740
- Population (projected 2026)
- 872
- Households
- 138
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 979
- Literacy rate
- 57.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jammu
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chhamb
- Member of Parliament
- Jugal Kishore Sharma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Satish Sharma
- Block / Mandal
- Surankote
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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