# West Dhontola Village, Sarupathar, Golaghat (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarupathar, Golaghat 

# West Dhontola

West Dhontola is a village in Sarupathar sub-district of Golaghat district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **414 people in 88 households**, the 177th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 414people (2011)
- 88households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## West Dhontola PIN code and other codes

West Dhontola falls in Sarupathar sub-district, Golaghat district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatSilonijan
- Community development blockGolaghat South
- Census village code294972

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

## How far is West Dhontola from nearby towns?

- Sarupathar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Golaghat (district HQ)73 km by road
- Sarupathar (nearest town)17 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 West Dhontola?

5 services counted by the Census are inside West Dhontola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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 office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 West Dhontola known for?

The main crops are **rice, mustard seeds and jute**. About 78% of the 85 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 West Dhontola

Of every 100 households in West Dhontola in 2011, 30 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ West Dhontola · ■ Sarupathar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****54%**

**46%

Television ****40%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 West Dhontola?

■ West Dhontola · ■ Sarupathar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**967

Working population ****34.8%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 66.7% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 11 (8%) · **■** Marginal 67 (47%)

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

- Misamari418 people
- Garobasti417 people
- Sungajan Block No.5416 people
- Lachit Gaon No.1414 people
- Dhansiripar409 people
- Kacha Khowa408 people
- Rengma Gaon408 people
- Christian Bosti406 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is West Dhontola from Golaghat?73 km by road
- What is the population of West Dhontola?414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is West Dhontola in?Golaghat district (Sarupathar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of West Dhontola?74.8% (Census 2011)