# Frenchnagar Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/frenchnagar/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Frenchnagar Frenchnagar is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,870 people in 440 households**, the 73rd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,870people (2011) - 440households - 83.2%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Frenchnagar PIN code and other codes Frenchnagar falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockNarsingpur - Census village code299646 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Frenchnagar from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)411 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)51 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)40 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 Frenchnagar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Frenchnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 · Kabuganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Frenchnagar known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetable**. About 64% of the 145 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 Frenchnagar Of every 100 households in Frenchnagar in 2011, 19 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Frenchnagar · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **29% Toilet within the home ****89%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **13% Tap water ****26%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****26%** **32% Television ****11%** **18% Mobile phone ****45%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****43%** **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 Frenchnagar? ■ Frenchnagar · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **964 Working population ****34.1%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 78.6% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 206 (32%) · **■** Marginal 144 (23%) 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 - Dulalgram1,893 people - Saidpur Pt III1,888 people - Narsingpur Pt III1,885 people - Saidpur Pt I1,877 people - Mathurapur1,866 people - Neairgram Pt I1,861 people - Ganganagar Pt I1,858 people - Saidpur Pt V1,856 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Frenchnagar from Silchar?51 km by road - What is the population of Frenchnagar?1,870 (Census 2011) - Which district is Frenchnagar in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Frenchnagar?83.2% (Census 2011)