# Dighala Sonowal Gaon Village, Naharkatiya, Dibrugarh (Assam)

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Village · Naharkatiya, Dibrugarh 

# Dighala Sonowal Gaon

Dighala Sonowal Gaon is a village in Naharkatiya sub-district of Dibrugarh district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **288 people in 56 households**, the 159th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 288people (2011)
- 56households
- 52.4%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Dighala Sonowal Gaon PIN code and other codes

Dighala Sonowal Gaon falls in Naharkatiya sub-district, Dibrugarh district, Assam.

- Community development blockJoypur
- Census village code292352

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

## How far is Dighala Sonowal Gaon from nearby towns?

- Dibrugarh (district HQ)55 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 Dighala Sonowal Gaon?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dighala Sonowal Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naharkatia Town
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baghmora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Dighala Sonowal Gaon known for?

About 59% of the 89 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 Dighala Sonowal Gaon

Of every 100 households in Dighala Sonowal Gaon in 2011, 34 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Dighala Sonowal Gaon · ■ Naharkatiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**20%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**86%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****27%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****56%**

**26%

Own their home ****73%**

**77%

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 Dighala Sonowal Gaon?

■ Dighala Sonowal Gaon · ■ Naharkatiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****565**

**977

Working population ****27.1%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 48.4% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 10 (13%) · **■** Marginal 68 (87%)

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 Naharkatiya

- Dihing Kinar Naga325 people
- Naharani Block No.2312 people
- Dhunda Nahar No.1308 people
- Takaubill No.2296 people
- Ghulani Gaon No.2283 people
- Barbam No.2278 people
- Merbil Grazing272 people
- Disang Kinar No.1263 people

[All 185 villages in Naharkatiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/naharkatiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dighala Sonowal Gaon from Dibrugarh?55 km by road
- What is the population of Dighala Sonowal Gaon?288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighala Sonowal Gaon in?Dibrugarh district (Naharkatiya sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Dighala Sonowal Gaon?52.4% (Census 2011)