# Sentcatherine Village, Sonai, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/sentcatherine/ Village · Sonai, Cachar # Sentcatherine Sentcatherine is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **4,650 people in 1,067 households**, the 5th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 4,650people (2011) - 1,067households - 87.9%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Sentcatherine PIN code and other codes Sentcatherine falls in Sonai sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Community development blockPalonghat - Census village code299562 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sentcatherine from nearby towns? - Sonai (sub-district HQ)385 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)38 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 Sentcatherine? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sentcatherine; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Silchar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Silchar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Silchar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ 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)8 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 Sentcatherine known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and betelnut**. About 52% of the 358 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 Sentcatherine Of every 100 households in Sentcatherine in 2011, 23 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sentcatherine · ■ Sonai rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **29% Toilet within the home ****89%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **13% Tap water ****32%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****32%** **32% Television ****17%** **18% Mobile phone ****30%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****40%** **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 Sentcatherine? ■ Sentcatherine · ■ Sonai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **964 Working population ****27.2%** **32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 82.3% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (8%) · **■** Household industry 48 (4%) · **■** Other work 678 (54%) · **■** Marginal 220 (17%) 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 - Rukni T.E.6,687 people - Dakshin Mohanpur Pt VII5,149 people - Rajghat4,709 people - Dhanehari Pt II4,322 people - Sadagram4,238 people - Saidpur Pt II3,807 people - Saptagram3,795 people [All 221 villages in Sonai](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/sonai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sentcatherine from Silchar?38 km by road - What is the population of Sentcatherine?4,650 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sentcatherine in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sentcatherine?87.9% (Census 2011)