# Islamabad Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/islamabad/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Islamabad Islamabad is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,739 people in 727 households**, the 11th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 3,739people (2011) - 727households - 77.9%literacy - 978females per 1,000 males ## Islamabad PIN code and other codes Islamabad falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockNarsingpur - Census village code299640 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Islamabad from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)378 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)33 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)33 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 Islamabad? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Islamabad; 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 · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sadgram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kabuganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Islamabad known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and betelnut**. About 79% of the 283 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 Islamabad Of every 100 households in Islamabad in 2011, 26 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Islamabad · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **29% Toilet within the home ****90%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **13% Tap water ****58%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **92% Use banking services ****20%** **32% Television ****16%** **18% Mobile phone ****33%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****50%** **42% Own their home ****96%** **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 Islamabad? ■ Islamabad · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **964 Working population ****29.0%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 71.6% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 391 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (18%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 346 (32%) · **■** Marginal 142 (13%) 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 - Sadagram4,238 people - Saidpur Pt II3,807 people - Saptagram3,795 people - Tulargram Pt II3,744 people - Didarkosh Pt III3,733 people - Kajidahar Pt III3,706 people - Channighat3,604 people - Bhubandahar Pt II3,561 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Islamabad from Silchar?33 km by road - What is the population of Islamabad?3,739 (Census 2011) - Which district is Islamabad in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Islamabad?77.9% (Census 2011)