# Amseng Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/amseng/ Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan # Amseng Amseng is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,979 people in 828 households**, the 2nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 3,979people (2011) - 828households - 77.7%literacy - 900females per 1,000 males ## Amseng PIN code and other codes Amseng falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. - Gram panchayatAmseng - Community development blockDimoria - Census village code303439 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amseng from nearby towns? - Guwahati (district HQ)20 km by road - Guwahati (nearest town)20 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 Amseng? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Amseng; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Amseng known for? About 66% of the 456 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Amseng Of every 100 households in Amseng in 2011, 84 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Amseng · ■ Sonapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **44% Toilet within the home ****86%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **38% Tap water ****49%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **78% Use banking services ****70%** **56% Television ****65%** **34% Mobile phone ****68%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **14% Own their home ****80%** **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 Amseng? ■ Amseng · ■ Sonapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818** **976 Working population ****29.9%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 68.7% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 692 (58%) · **■** Marginal 450 (38%) 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 - Amerigog N.C.5,348 people - Helagog3,531 people - Topatoli Gaon3,505 people - Kachutali Pathar2,967 people - Barkhat Gaon2,908 people [All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amseng from Guwahati?20 km by road - What is the population of Amseng?3,979 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amseng in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Amseng?77.7% (Census 2011)