# Gorkhal F.V. Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/gorkhal-f-v/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Gorkhal F.V. Gorkhal F.V. is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **392 people in 67 households**, the 172nd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 392people (2011) - 67households - 90.7%literacy - 885females per 1,000 males ## Gorkhal F.V. PIN code and other codes Gorkhal F.V. falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatDholai - Community development blockNarsingpur - Census village code299682 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorkhal F.V. from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)34 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)55 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 Gorkhal F.V.? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Gorkhal F.V.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dholai - ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udarbond - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Gorkhal F.V. known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and betelnut**. About 50% of the 133 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 Gorkhal F.V. Of every 100 households in Gorkhal F.V. in 2011, 70 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gorkhal F.V. · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **29% Toilet within the home ****1%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **13% Tap water ****0%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****3%** **32% Television ****7%** **18% Mobile phone ****40%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **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 Gorkhal F.V.? ■ Gorkhal F.V. · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **964 Working population ****46.7%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 92.1% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 141 (77%) · **■** Household industry 41 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 X441 people - Rajanikhal422 people - Bhubannagar Pt III418 people - Bishnupur F.V.415 people - Nagakhal387 people - Saraspur386 people - Dakshin Mohanpur Pt IX379 people - Hadma376 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gorkhal F.V. from Silchar?34 km by road - What is the population of Gorkhal F.V.?392 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorkhal F.V. in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gorkhal F.V.?90.7% (Census 2011)