# Gamalpur Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonai, Cachar 

# Gamalpur

Gamalpur is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam, PIN code **788116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,106 people in 224 households**, the 114th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 1,106people (2011)
- 224households
- 64.7%literacy
- 788116PIN code

## Gamalpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamalpur is 788116.** Gamalpur falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- PIN code788116
- Community development blockNarsingpur
- Census village code299712

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

## How far is Gamalpur from nearby towns?

- Sonai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Silchar (nearest town)44 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 Gamalpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gamalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dholai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhaga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered 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 Gamalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 62 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 Gamalpur

Of every 100 households in Gamalpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamalpur · ■ Sonai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**13%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**9%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gamalpur?

■ Gamalpur · ■ Sonai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**964

Working population ****32.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 53.6% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (31%) · **■** Marginal 93 (26%)

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

- Ganganagar Pt VII1,176 people
- Garultala F.V.1,138 people
- Karkat Basti F.V.1,128 people
- Rukni Pt I1,117 people
- Gobindanagar Pt II1,094 people
- Sewrartol F.V.1,086 people
- Anandakhal1,077 people
- Bagpur Pt II1,044 people

[All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamalpur?788116
- How far is Gamalpur from Silchar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gamalpur?1,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamalpur in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gamalpur?64.7% (Census 2011)