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

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Village · Sonai, Cachar 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 18 households**, the 205th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 71people (2011)
- 18households
- 80.8%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockPalonghat
- Census village code299583

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

## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns?

- Sonai (sub-district HQ)387 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 Sonapur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhubannagar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Sonapur known for?

The main crops are **betel leaf**. About 18% of the 11 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 Sonapur

Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Sonai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**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 ****17%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**42%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Sonapur?

■ Sonapur · ■ Sonai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**964

Working population ****47.9%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 60.0% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 20 (59%) · **■** Marginal 14 (41%)

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

- Natacherrah F.V.140 people
- Ramprasadpur140 people
- Bhubannagar Pt V98 people
- Thankimnagar Pt IV72 people
- Punicherra F.V.66 people
- Bhubankhal63 people
- Barmannagar F.V.62 people
- Panichowki52 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonapur from Silchar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?80.8% (Census 2011)