# Channighat Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/channighat/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Channighat Channighat is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,604 people in 752 households**, the 14th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 3,604people (2011) - 752households - 82.6%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Channighat PIN code and other codes Channighat falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockNarsingpur - Census village code299647 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Channighat from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)383 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)38 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)38 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 Channighat? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Channighat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kabuganj - ○Degree college10+ km - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Channighat known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and betelnut**. About 64% of the 253 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 Channighat Of every 100 households in Channighat in 2011, 25 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Channighat · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **29% Toilet within the home ****96%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **13% Tap water ****47%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****38%** **32% Television ****20%** **18% Mobile phone ****44%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****40%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Channighat? ■ Channighat · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029** **964 Working population ****34.3%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 78.8% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 267 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (8%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 560 (45%) · **■** Marginal 291 (24%) 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 Sonai - Tulargram Pt II3,744 people - Islamabad3,739 people - Didarkosh Pt III3,733 people - Kajidahar Pt III3,706 people - Bhubandahar Pt II3,561 people - Nagdirgram Pt III3,531 people - Kajidahar Pt I3,467 people - Tulargram Pt I (Julorgram Pt I3,414 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Channighat from Silchar?38 km by road - What is the population of Channighat?3,604 (Census 2011) - Which district is Channighat in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Channighat?82.6% (Census 2011)