# Dhanipur Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/dhanipur-299512/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Dhanipur Dhanipur is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,131 people in 629 households**, the 25th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 3,131people (2011) - 629households - 86.8%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## Dhanipur PIN code and other codes Dhanipur falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockNarsingpur - Census village code299512 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanipur from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)406 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)46 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)46 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 Dhanipur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dholai - ○Degree college10+ km · Dholai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Dhanipur known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetable**. About 59% of the 143 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 Dhanipur Of every 100 households in Dhanipur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhanipur · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **29% Toilet within the home ****100%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **13% Tap water ****1%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **92% Use banking services ****32%** **32% Television ****14%** **18% Mobile phone ****28%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****44%** **42% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dhanipur? ■ Dhanipur · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **964 Working population ****27.0%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 81.9% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 378 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (9%) · **■** Other work 318 (38%) · **■** Marginal 69 (8%) 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 - Saidpur Pt IV3,347 people - Bangram3,294 people - Neairgram Pt II3,182 people - Kachudaram Pt IV3,138 people - Kachudaram Pt I3,086 people - Dhanehari Pt I3,079 people - Didarkosh Pt I3,068 people - Dakshin Mohanpur Pt V3,040 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhanipur from Silchar?46 km by road - What is the population of Dhanipur?3,131 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanipur in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dhanipur?86.8% (Census 2011)