# Rukni T.E. Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/rukni-t-e/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Rukni T.E. Rukni T.E. is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **6,687 people in 1,657 households**, the 2nd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 6,687people (2011) - 1,657households - 70.7%literacy - 951females per 1,000 males ## Rukni T.E. PIN code and other codes Rukni T.E. falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockPalonghat - Census village code299595 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rukni T.E. from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)375 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)30 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)30 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 Rukni T.E.? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Rukni T.E.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonabarighat - ○Degree college10+ km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silchar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Rukni T.E. known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and betelnut**. About 20% of the 1,169 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 Rukni T.E. Of every 100 households in Rukni T.E. in 2011, 14 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rukni T.E. · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **29% Toilet within the home ****57%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **13% Tap water ****27%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****34%** **32% Television ****12%** **18% Mobile phone ****24%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****60%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **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 Rukni T.E.? ■ Rukni T.E. · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **964 Working population ****36.7%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 63.9% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 428 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (10%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,101 (45%) · **■** Marginal 639 (26%) 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 - Dharmikhal Grant7,146 people - Dakshin Mohanpur Pt VII5,149 people - Rajghat4,709 people - Sentcatherine4,650 people - Dhanehari Pt II4,322 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Rukni T.E. from Silchar?30 km by road - What is the population of Rukni T.E.?6,687 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rukni T.E. in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Rukni T.E.?70.7% (Census 2011)