# Sontala Village, Tamulpur, Baksa (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Tamulpur, Baksa 

# Sontala

Sontala is a village in Tamulpur sub-district of Baksa district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,565 people in 282 households**, the 38th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,565people (2011)
- 282households
- 62.5%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Sontala PIN code and other codes

Sontala falls in Tamulpur sub-district, Baksa district, Assam.

- Community development blockNagrijuli
- Census village code304776

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

## How far is Sontala from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Mushalpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rangia (nearest town)17 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 Sontala?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sontala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tamulpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tamulpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Sontala known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 61% of the 228 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 Sontala

Of every 100 households in Sontala in 2011, 10 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sontala · ■ Tamulpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**63%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****34%**

**26%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Sontala?

■ Sontala · ■ Tamulpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****660**

**988

Working population ****60.8%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 54.5% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 310 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (4%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (7%) · **■** Marginal 525 (55%)

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 Tamulpur

- Sashipur1,576 people
- Baraliapar1,570 people
- Majgari1,570 people
- Jokmari1,565 people
- Kumbhijhar1,551 people
- Joypur1,457 people
- Mahendra Nagar1,454 people
- Sahpur1,445 people

[All 183 villages in Tamulpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/tamulpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sontala from Mushalpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sontala?1,565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sontala in?Baksa district (Tamulpur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sontala?62.5% (Census 2011)