# Ganganagar Pt VIII Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/ganganagar-pt-viii/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Ganganagar Pt VIII Ganganagar Pt VIII is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam, PIN code **788099**. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 143 households**, the 144th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 658people (2011) - 143households - 84.6%literacy - 788099PIN code ## Ganganagar Pt VIII PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ganganagar Pt VIII is 788099.** Ganganagar Pt VIII falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - PIN code788099 - Community development blockPalonghat - Census village code299561 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ganganagar Pt VIII from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)399 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)36 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)36 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 Ganganagar Pt VIII? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ganganagar Pt VIII; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kachudarma - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Ganganagar Pt VIII known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 104 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 Ganganagar Pt VIII Of every 100 households in Ganganagar Pt VIII in 2011, 43 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ganganagar Pt VIII · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****43%** **29% Toilet within the home ****100%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **13% Tap water ****85%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****30%** **32% Television ****16%** **18% Mobile phone ****20%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****42%** **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 Ganganagar Pt VIII? ■ Ganganagar Pt VIII · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **964 Working population ****29.5%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 81.4% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 93 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (23%) · **■** Other work 56 (29%) 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 - Dhalakhal F.V.719 people - Ganganagar Pt XII712 people - Dhalakhal F.V.691 people - Ganganagar Pt VI686 people - Bhutankhal Pt II F.V.653 people - Thankimnagar Pt I653 people - Raraipunjee638 people - Bhubandhar623 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ganganagar Pt VIII?788099 - How far is Ganganagar Pt VIII from Silchar?36 km by road - What is the population of Ganganagar Pt VIII?658 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganganagar Pt VIII in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Ganganagar Pt VIII?84.6% (Census 2011)