# Gharoa Sonapur Village, Sipajhar, Darrang (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/sipajhar/gharoa-sonapur/ Village · Sipajhar, Darrang # Gharoa Sonapur Gharoa Sonapur is a village in Sipajhar sub-district of Darrang district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,432 people in 312 households**, the 26th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 1,432people (2011) - 312households - 82.5%literacy - 951females per 1,000 males ## Gharoa Sonapur PIN code and other codes Gharoa Sonapur falls in Sipajhar sub-district, Darrang district, Assam. - Gram panchayatLokharai - Community development blockSipajhar - Census village code304943 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gharoa Sonapur from nearby towns? - Mangaldoi (district HQ)22 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 Gharoa Sonapur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gharoa Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 · Sipajhar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sipajhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 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 Gharoa Sonapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 230 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 Gharoa Sonapur Of every 100 households in Gharoa Sonapur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gharoa Sonapur · ■ Sipajhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **31% Toilet within the home ****76%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **48% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **88% Use banking services ****54%** **48% Television ****43%** **21% Mobile phone ****66%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gharoa Sonapur? ■ Gharoa Sonapur · ■ Sipajhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747** **1000 Working population ****39.0%** **35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 78.2% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 209 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 34 (6%) · **■** Other work 150 (27%) · **■** Marginal 163 (29%) 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 Sipajhar - Barbari1,798 people - Singmari1,681 people - Byas Para1,645 people - Bhati Kuruah1,477 people - Dostany1,427 people - Narikali1,412 people - Kuwari Gaon1,363 people - Nizsipajhar1,336 people [All 93 villages in Sipajhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/sipajhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gharoa Sonapur from Mangaldoi?22 km by road - What is the population of Gharoa Sonapur?1,432 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gharoa Sonapur in?Darrang district (Sipajhar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gharoa Sonapur?82.5% (Census 2011)