# Sonapur Village, Baska, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baska, Baksa 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Baska sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 248 households**, the 45th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,184people (2011)
- 248households
- 69.2%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

Sonapur falls in Baska sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockBaska
- Census village code304485

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sonapur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Barama
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sonapur known for?

About 34% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sonapur

Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Baska rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**64%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**34%

Television ****22%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**12%

Own their home ****91%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sonapur?

■ Sonapur · ■ Baska rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**964

Working population ****37.8%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 63.4% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 246 (55%) · **■** Marginal 124 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baska

- Dihira1,240 people
- Palashguri1,227 people
- Dhanbil1,226 people
- Pub Athiabari1,208 people
- Batabari RF1,173 people
- Baramchari1,144 people
- Lafakuchi1,133 people
- Chamthiapara1,106 people

[All 86 villages in Baska](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/baska/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonapur?1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Baksa district (Baska sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?69.2% (Census 2011)