# Sowari No.2 Village, Bijni, Chirang (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijni, Chirang 

# Sowari No.2

Sowari No.2 is a village in Bijni sub-district of Chirang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **916 people in 163 households**, the 86th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 916people (2011)
- 163households
- 71.2%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Sowari No.2 PIN code and other codes

Sowari No.2 falls in Bijni sub-district, Chirang district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBorobazar V.C.D.C
- Community development blockBorobazar
- Census village code302174

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

## How far is Sowari No.2 from nearby towns?

- Bijni (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Bijni (nearest town)9 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 Sowari No.2?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sowari No.2; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Borobazar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Sowari No.2 known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard seed and jute**. About 72% of the 146 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 Sowari No.2

Of every 100 households in Sowari No.2 in 2011, 46 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sowari No.2 · ■ Bijni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**59%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****53%**

**43%

Television ****21%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Sowari No.2?

■ Sowari No.2 · ■ Bijni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746**

**982

Working population ****39.8%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 64.5% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (13%) · **■** Other work 110 (30%) · **■** Marginal 96 (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 Bijni

- Fagunagaon No. 2954 people
- Simlaguri929 people
- Damugaon923 people
- Doilong No.3920 people
- Kumarsali896 people
- Chamugaon872 people
- Gargaon No.1869 people
- Monakosha No.1851 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sowari No.2?916 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sowari No.2 in?Chirang district (Bijni sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sowari No.2?71.2% (Census 2011)