# Howaithang Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/howaithang/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Howaithang Howaithang is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,402 people in 679 households**, the 19th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 3,402people (2011) - 679households - 80.3%literacy - 996females per 1,000 males ## Howaithang PIN code and other codes Howaithang falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockNarsingpur - Census village code299645 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Howaithang from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)385 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)40 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 Howaithang? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Howaithang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bongram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kabuganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ 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, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Howaithang known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and betelnut**. About 89% of the 275 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 Howaithang Of every 100 households in Howaithang in 2011, 25 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Howaithang · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **29% Toilet within the home ****97%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **13% Tap water ****25%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****28%** **32% Television ****15%** **18% Mobile phone ****42%** **37% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****44%** **42% Own their home ****90%** **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 Howaithang? ■ Howaithang · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **964 Working population ****28.6%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 72.9% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 268 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (22%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 332 (34%) · **■** Marginal 148 (15%) 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 - Bhubandahar Pt II3,561 people - Nagdirgram Pt III3,531 people - Kajidahar Pt I3,467 people - Tulargram Pt I (Julorgram Pt I3,414 people - Nutan Kanchanpur3,361 people - Saidpur Pt IV3,347 people - Bangram3,294 people - Neairgram Pt II3,182 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Howaithang from Silchar?40 km by road - What is the population of Howaithang?3,402 (Census 2011) - Which district is Howaithang in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Howaithang?80.3% (Census 2011)