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{{Short description|Village In Jammu and Kashmir}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Craft Tourism Village Sonapah
| native_name = Sonpah
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| native_name_lang = ks
| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|Union territory]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Budgam district|Budgam]]
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Beerwah
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| government_type = Panchayat
| nickname = Sonpah
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1700[[female|♀]]/2300 [[male|♂]]900[children's]
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| area_total_km2 = 3000
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| population_total = 4900
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 3
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 193401
| registration_plate = JK04
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| area_rank = 5
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'''Craft Tourism Village Sonapah''' is a village in tehsil [[Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir|Beerwah]], district [[Budgam district|Budgam]] of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] ([[India]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonapah, Beerwah Village information {{!}} Soki.In|url=https://soki.in/sonapah-beerwah-badgam|access-date=2021-07-31|website=soki.in}}</ref>

== Population ==
As of the 2011 census, the population of Sonapah is 4900, of which 2300are males and 1700 are females. The total number of children below 6 years is 900 as per the report.
== Religions ==
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== Transport ==
Beerwah to Budgam

Beerwah to Magam

Beerwah to Arizal

Beerwah to Khanshahib

Doodhpathri road

Tosmaidan road

arizal

== Craft Tourism Village Designation ==

In recognition of Sonapah’s deep-rooted tradition of Sozni embroidery, with over 400 practising artisans and more than 20 award-winning craftsmen, the Department of Handicrafts & Handloom, Kashmir initiated the process of designating the village as an official Craft Tourism Village, aiming to preserve this 150-year-old heritage and bolster rural craft tourism. The initiative is part of major infrastructure and promotional priorities under the Union Territory's artisanal support framework, which also encompasses Common Facility Centres, Craft Villages, and GI‑tagging campaigns, with Sonapah’s project proposed alongside others such as a Wool CFC at Nowshera.

Under the scheme, a proposed craft training and demonstration centre in Sonapah is expected to offer hands‑on Sozni embroidery courses for visitors and local youth, facilitate market access, and provide direct exposure to the craft’s techniques and practitioners. Officials anticipate that formal designation will enhance support mechanisms—including subsidies, exhibitions, packaging and logistics assistance, youth entrepreneurship initiatives, and digital authentication of GI-certified products—to promote sustainable livelihoods and tourism integration in Budgam district.

This government-led effort aims to transform Sonapah into a noteworthy destination for craft tourism—celebrated for its exquisite Sozni embroidery—while ensuring economic empowerment of artisans and intergenerational cultural continuity.

The village was officially declared a Craft Tourism Village at the end of June 2025. https://brighterkashmir.com/news/sonpah-craft-village-between-heritage-and-privation-76647.html

== Educational institutions ==
* Govt. MS School Sonapah.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MS SONPAH - Sonapah, District Badgam (Jammu And Kashmir)|url=https://schools.org.in/badgam/01040304601/ms-sonpah.html|access-date=2021-08-13|website=schools.org.in|language=en}}</ref>
* Govt. PS School Sonapah.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PS PETHPORA SONPAH - Sonapah, District Badgam (Jammu And Kashmir)|url=https://schools.org.in/badgam/01040304604/ps-pethpora-sonpah.html|access-date=2021-08-13|website=schools.org.in|language=en}}</ref>
* Alpine Institute of Modern Education Sonapah (AIMES).
* Roots international school (ROOTS)
* Kids care school (KIDS)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Budgam district]]

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