# Ambher Gaon Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/ambher-gaon/ Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan # Ambher Gaon Ambher Gaon is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 260 households**, the 39th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,170people (2011) - 260households - 82.4%literacy - 713females per 1,000 males ## Ambher Gaon PIN code and other codes Ambher Gaon falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKamerkuchi - Community development blockDimoria - Census village code303468 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambher Gaon from nearby towns? - Guwahati (district HQ)31 km by road - Guwahati (nearest town)31 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 Ambher Gaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ambher Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Ambher Gaon known for? About 50% of the 161 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 Ambher Gaon Of every 100 households in Ambher Gaon in 2011, 72 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ambher Gaon · ■ Sonapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **44% Toilet within the home ****98%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **38% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **78% Use banking services ****24%** **56% Television ****26%** **34% Mobile phone ****45%** **55% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****48%** **14% Own their home ****35%** **91% 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 Ambher Gaon? ■ Ambher Gaon · ■ Sonapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****713** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **976 Working population ****45.0%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 78.4% for women. 66% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 479 (91%) · **■** Marginal 23 (4%) 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 Sonapur - Dakhin Dimoria1,339 people - Pub-Maloibari1,305 people - Sonapur Pathar1,269 people - Murkata1,187 people - Salana1,152 people - Sialekhaiti1,144 people - Hahara Gaon1,132 people - Niz-Dimoria1,086 people [All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ambher Gaon from Guwahati?31 km by road - What is the population of Ambher Gaon?1,170 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambher Gaon in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Ambher Gaon?82.4% (Census 2011)