Soibugh
Soibugh | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 34°04′34″N 74°42′19″E / 34.0760°N 74.7052°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Budgam |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.04 km2 (2.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,267 |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Area code | 000624 |
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. Soibugh is one of the 17 blocks of Budgam district.
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 Conference 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. A degree college is under construction and shall function from academic year 2026-27. A proposed new Sub District Hospital will soon be constructed at Parimpora Soibugh Road.