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

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Village · Sonai, Cachar 

# Sukhtala

Sukhtala is a village in Sonai sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,852 people in 622 households**, the 35th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 2,852people (2011)
- 622households
- 89.5%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Sukhtala PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockPalonghat
- Census village code299603

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

## How far is Sukhtala from nearby towns?

- Sonai (sub-district HQ)382 km by road
- Silchar (district HQ)37 km by road
- Silchar (nearest town)37 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 Sukhtala?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sukhtala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sonai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikona
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sukhtala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and betelnut**. About 73% of the 425 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 Sukhtala

Of every 100 households in Sukhtala in 2011, 7 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sukhtala · ■ Sonai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**13%

Tap water ****3%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**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 Sukhtala?

■ Sukhtala · ■ Sonai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**964

Working population ****34.7%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 85.9% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 371 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (11%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 191 (19%) · **■** Marginal 297 (30%)

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

- Jhanjarbali2,935 people
- Sonabarighat Pt I2,908 people
- Didarkosh Pt IV2,892 people
- Nagdirgram Pt I2,863 people
- Khulichara2,850 people
- Nutan Ramnagar Pt IV2,784 people
- Maniyarkhal Chabagicha2,739 people
- Bhaurikandi Pt I2,720 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sukhtala from Silchar?37 km by road
- What is the population of Sukhtala?2,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sukhtala in?Cachar district (Sonai sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sukhtala?89.5% (Census 2011)