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

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Village · Sonai, Cachar 

# Panichowki

Panichowki is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 11 households**, the 209th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 52people (2011)
- 11households
- 23.8%literacy
- 1,167females per 1,000 males

## Panichowki PIN code and other codes

Panichowki falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Community development blockPalonghat
- Census village code299580

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

## How far is Panichowki from nearby towns?

- Sonai (sub-district HQ)402 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)33 km by road
- Silchar (nearest town)38 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 Panichowki?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Panichowki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ganganagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Panichowki known for?

The main crops are **jhum cultivation and betel nut**. About 15% of the 33 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 Panichowki

Of every 100 households in Panichowki in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panichowki · ■ Sonai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****0%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Panichowki?

■ Panichowki · ■ Sonai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.8%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2333**

**964

Working population ****53.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.6% for men and 19.0% for women. 67% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (93%) · **■** Other work 1 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%)

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

- Sonapur71 people
- Punicherra F.V.66 people
- Bhubankhal63 people
- Barmannagar F.V.62 people
- Unsurvey Nimaipur32 people
- Bhubankhal F.V.28 people
- Jabha F.V.28 people
- Bharampur25 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Panichowki from Silchar?33 km by road
- What is the population of Panichowki?52 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panichowki in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Panichowki?23.8% (Census 2011)