# Sonpur Village, Lakhipur, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lakhipur, Cachar 

# Sonpur

Sonpur is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 65 households**, the 174th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 287people (2011)
- 65households
- 66.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Sonpur PIN code and other codes

Sonpur falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatKanakpur Doloi Chera
- Community development blockRajabazar
- Census village code299775

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

## How far is Sonpur from nearby towns?

- Lakhipur (nearest town)10 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 Sonpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pailapool
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pailapool
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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.

## Homes and amenities in Sonpur

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

■ Sonpur · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****3%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****94%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonpur?

■ Sonpur · ■ Lakhipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**947

Working population ****59.6%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 60.2% for women. 66% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 102 (60%) · **■** Marginal 69 (40%)

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 Lakhipur

- U.S. Uttar Doloichara301 people
- Naraindhar P.T.V.297 people
- Diglang Phailen Punji295 people
- Lakhinagar Ext. F.V.290 people
- Howkip Punji274 people
- Pahelpur266 people
- Baghkhal F.V.256 people
- Sigli Chur Punji250 people

[All 254 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/lakhipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonpur?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonpur in?Cachar district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sonpur?66.5% (Census 2011)