# Loflong Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Loflong

Loflong is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 94 households**, the 83rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 486people (2011)
- 94households
- 97.9%literacy
- 1,086females per 1,000 males

## Loflong PIN code and other codes

Loflong falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBarkhat
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303462

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

## How far is Loflong from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)35 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)35 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 Loflong?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Loflong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khetri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand 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 Loflong known for?

About 50% of the 660 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 Loflong

Of every 100 households in Loflong in 2011, 43 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Loflong · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**78%

Use banking services ****81%**

**56%

Television ****32%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Loflong?

■ Loflong · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743**

**976

Working population ****29.2%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 97.8% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 103 (73%) · **■** Household industry 7 (5%) · **■** Other work 24 (17%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%)

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

- Talani N.C.510 people
- Rewa Gaon507 people
- Bamunkhat N.C500 people
- Dikchak496 people
- Bherakuchi Gaon473 people
- Lofar N.C.459 people
- Dikchak N.C.446 people
- Barkuchi N.C.444 people

[All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Loflong from Guwahati?35 km by road
- What is the population of Loflong?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loflong in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Loflong?97.9% (Census 2011)