# Sonowal Gaon Village, Sarupathar, Golaghat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarupathar, Golaghat 

# Sonowal Gaon

Sonowal Gaon is a village in Sarupathar sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **246 people in 50 households**, the 257th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 246people (2011)
- 50households
- 72.8%literacy
- 783females per 1,000 males

## Sonowal Gaon PIN code and other codes

Sonowal Gaon falls in Sarupathar sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatMadhyampur
- Community development blockGolaghat South
- Census village code295080

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?

- Sarupathar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Golaghat (district HQ)64 km by road
- Sarupathar (nearest town)16 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?

4 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 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarupathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarupathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Borpathar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 **paddy, vegetable and animal husbandry**. Products made here include bamboo products. About 27% of the 214 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 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonowal Gaon · ■ Sarupathar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**50%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****73%**

**46%

Television ****27%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Sarupathar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****783**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**967

Working population ****26.4%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 64 (98%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Sarupathar

- Samukjan254 people
- Rangmaipur248 people
- Sonaribil No.1247 people
- Bhagaban Bagan246 people
- Doyalpur No.1244 people
- Jordolong No.2243 people
- Ambari240 people
- Ekorani236 people

[All 425 villages in Sarupathar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/sarupathar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonowal Gaon from Golaghat?64 km by road
- What is the population of Sonowal Gaon?246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonowal Gaon in?Golaghat district (Sarupathar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sonowal Gaon?72.8% (Census 2011)