# Nibira Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Nibira

Nibira is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **705 people in 149 households**, the 63rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 705people (2011)
- 149households
- 81.7%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Nibira PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDhopguri
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303571

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

## How far is Nibira from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)45 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)45 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 Nibira?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nibira; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 8 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 Nibira known for?

About 87% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Nibira

Of every 100 households in Nibira in 2011, 35 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nibira · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**78%

Use banking services ****50%**

**56%

Television ****31%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

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

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Nibira?

■ Nibira · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**976

Working population ****31.5%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 75.2% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%) · **■** Marginal 31 (14%)

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

- Batakuchi818 people
- Bejeni Grant811 people
- Kakar N.C.809 people
- Rewa Pathar714 people
- Barkacharang N.C.678 people
- Digarupar N.C.653 people
- Tegheria N.C.653 people
- Dhamara Pathar634 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nibira from Guwahati?45 km by road
- What is the population of Nibira?705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nibira in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Nibira?81.7% (Census 2011)