# Sonowal Gaon Village, Dibrugarh West, Dibrugarh (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-west/sonowal-gaon/ Village · Dibrugarh West, Dibrugarh # Sonowal Gaon Sonowal Gaon is a village in Dibrugarh West sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 102 households**, the 100th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 502people (2011) - 102households - 80.0%literacy - 887females per 1,000 males ## Sonowal Gaon PIN code and other codes Sonowal Gaon falls in Dibrugarh West sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam. - Community development blockBarbaruah - Census village code291175 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonowal Gaon from nearby towns? - Dibrugarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Dibrugarh (district HQ)25 km by road - Dibrugarh (nearest town)25 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 Sonowal Gaon? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonowal Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lazai - ○Degree college10+ km · Dibrugarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barbaruah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Sonowal Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include gamocha. About 75% of the 51 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 Sonowal Gaon Of every 100 households in Sonowal Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sonowal Gaon · ■ Dibrugarh West rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **48% Toilet within the home ****100%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **25% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **74% Use banking services ****88%** **60% Television ****24%** **46% Mobile phone ****24%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****24%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **85% 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 Sonowal Gaon? ■ Sonowal Gaon · ■ Dibrugarh West rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593** **944 Working population ****37.3%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 74.1% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (29%) · **■** Marginal 32 (17%) 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 Dibrugarh West - Chawolkhowa Charaihabi Gaon519 people - Chamoguri Bangali Gaon517 people - Lepetkatta Bagisha515 people - Modhupur Deori F.V.505 people - Ghorania T.E.81,184,91/94No.Nlr497 people - Motak Gaon497 people - Bagibill Gaon495 people - Garudharia Charaihabi Gaon492 people [All 187 villages in Dibrugarh West](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/dibrugarh-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonowal Gaon from Dibrugarh?25 km by road - What is the population of Sonowal Gaon?502 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonowal Gaon in?Dibrugarh district (Dibrugarh West sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sonowal Gaon?80.0% (Census 2011)