Soibugh

Soibugh
Town
Soibugh is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Soibugh
Soibugh
Soibugh is located in India
Soibugh
Soibugh
Soibugh (India)
Coordinates: 34°04′34″N 74°42′19″E / 34.0760°N 74.7052°E / 34.0760; 74.7052
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBudgam
Area
 • Total
6.04 km2 (2.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
9,873
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[1][2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code000624

Soibugh is a town in Budgam district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar. It is one of the highly populated area of district Budgam.[3][4] Soibugh is one of the 17 blocks of Budgam district.[5]

Since the village Soibugh is functioning as Naib Tehsil in Tehsil Budgam of District Budgam since long however, it was upgraded to Tehsil in 2014 by the National Confrence Govt after a protest was erupted when the new administrative units were decalred by the Revenue Deparyment govt of JK in the month of July 2014.

Soon after the Flash floods of September 2014 in Kashmir Division new administrative units were directed to resume work without approving any new staff however, Soibugh Tehsil was not made functional.

  1. ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Soibugh". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Soibugh Pin Code | Postal Code (Zip Code) of Soibugh, Budgam, Jammu & Kashmir, India". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Blocks | District Budgam , Government of Jammu & Kashmir | India". Budgam.nic.in. Retrieved 15 March 2021.