# Sonaikhola Village, Bijni, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bijni, Chirang 

# Sonaikhola

Sonaikhola is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 42 households**, the 217th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 256people (2011)
- 42households
- 60.5%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Sonaikhola PIN code and other codes

Sonaikhola falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Community development blockBorobazar
- Census village code302162

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

## How far is Sonaikhola from nearby towns?

- Bijni (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kajalgaon (district HQ)43 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)18 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 Sonaikhola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonaikhola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sonaikhola known for?

The main crops are **rice, mustard seed and jute**. About 60% of the 101 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 Sonaikhola

Of every 100 households in Sonaikhola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonaikhola · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**59%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****7%**

**43%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sonaikhola?

■ Sonaikhola · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**982

Working population ****44.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 50.0% for women. 54% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 15 (13%)

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 Bijni

- Joypur279 people
- Malipara No. 1278 people
- Garabdara No. 2277 people
- Gendabil275 people
- Elengmari247 people
- No.1 Mazrabari247 people
- Palashguri-1247 people
- Dologaon245 people

[All 259 villages in Bijni](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/bijni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonaikhola from Kajalgaon?43 km by road
- What is the population of Sonaikhola?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonaikhola in?Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sonaikhola?60.5% (Census 2011)