# Sonali Pothar No.2 Village, Golaghat, Golaghat (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/golaghat/sonali-pothar-no-2/ Village · Golaghat, Golaghat # Sonali Pothar No.2 Sonali Pothar No.2 is a village in Golaghat sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **562 people in 125 households**, the 177th largest of 323 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%. - 562people (2011) - 125households - 76.5%literacy - 1,066females per 1,000 males ## Sonali Pothar No.2 PIN code and other codes Sonali Pothar No.2 falls in Golaghat sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSarupani - Community development blockGamariguri - Census village code294699 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonali Pothar No.2 from nearby towns? - Golaghat (sub-district HQ)55 km by road - Golaghat (district HQ)55 km by road - Merapani (nearest town)19 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 Sonali Pothar No.2? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonali Pothar No.2; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kachomari - ○Degree college10+ km · Merapani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Sonali Pothar No.2 known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 99 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 Sonali Pothar No.2 Of every 100 households in Sonali Pothar No.2 in 2011, 2 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sonali Pothar No.2 · ■ Golaghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **36% Toilet within the home ****59%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **28% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **85% Use banking services ****48%** **53% Television ****26%** **30% Mobile phone ****40%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****20%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **87% 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 Sonali Pothar No.2? ■ Sonali Pothar No.2 · ■ Golaghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **79.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1519** **961 Working population ****56.0%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 70.3% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 181 (57%) 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 Golaghat - Titabor Tangia582 people - Jogibari Gaon581 people - Ratanpur Doyalpur574 people - Sukanbil570 people - Jeypur Veleuguri556 people - Cheleng Pothar Sapekhati554 people - Tamani Block554 people - Naojan552 people [All 333 villages in Golaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/golaghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonali Pothar No.2 from Golaghat?55 km by road - What is the population of Sonali Pothar No.2?562 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonali Pothar No.2 in?Golaghat district (Golaghat sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sonali Pothar No.2?76.5% (Census 2011)