# Sonachera Pt I Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/sonachera-pt-i/ Village · Silchar, Cachar # Sonachera Pt I Sonachera Pt I is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 156 households**, the 201st largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 529people (2011) - 156households - 85.7%literacy - 974females per 1,000 males ## Sonachera Pt I PIN code and other codes Sonachera Pt I falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDourbond G.P - Community development blockBarjalenga - Census village code299362 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonachera Pt I from nearby towns? - Silchar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)35 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)35 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 Sonachera Pt I? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Sonachera Pt I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barjalleng - ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sonachera Pt I known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 160 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 Sonachera Pt I Of every 100 households in Sonachera Pt I in 2011, 56 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sonachera Pt I · ■ Silchar rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **30% Toilet within the home ****80%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **20% Tap water ****2%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **90% Use banking services ****36%** **37% Television ****32%** **21% Mobile phone ****56%** **37% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **39% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sonachera Pt I? ■ Sonachera Pt I · ■ Silchar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061** **965 Working population ****37.6%** **36.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 80.5% for women. 64% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 47 (24%) · **■** Other work 84 (42%) · **■** Marginal 13 (7%) 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 Silchar - Barjalenga Pt IV567 people - Srikona Pt III547 people - Tapang Pt II540 people - Rampur Garden533 people - Dudhpatil Pt III527 people - Elgin Grant516 people - Madhurapur Grant512 people - Baluchari F.V.510 people [All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonachera Pt I from Silchar?35 km by road - What is the population of Sonachera Pt I?529 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonachera Pt I in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sonachera Pt I?85.7% (Census 2011)