# Sonai Gaon Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/sonai-gaon/ Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan # Sonai Gaon Sonai Gaon is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,545 people in 317 households**, the 25th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,545people (2011) - 317households - 45.1%literacy - 1,060females per 1,000 males ## Sonai Gaon PIN code and other codes Sonai Gaon falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBarkhat - Community development blockDimoria - Census village code303464 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonai Gaon 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 Sonai Gaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonai Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●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 - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Sonai Gaon known for? About 50% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Sonai Gaon Of every 100 households in Sonai Gaon in 2011, 49 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sonai Gaon · ■ Sonapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **44% Toilet within the home ****69%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **38% Tap water ****1%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **78% Use banking services ****59%** **56% Television ****35%** **34% Mobile phone ****58%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Sonai Gaon? ■ Sonai Gaon · ■ Sonapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1289** **976 Working population ****61.6%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.1% for men and 40.3% for women. 68% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 244 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 253 (27%) · **■** Other work 131 (14%) · **■** Marginal 319 (34%) 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 - Ulubam1,607 people - Tepechia1,570 people - Bagibari Pathar1,565 people - Amseng N.C.1,545 people - Juboi1,522 people - Maloibari Pathar1,521 people - Kachia gaon1,504 people - Uttar Dimoria1,494 people [All 142 villages in Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonai Gaon from Guwahati?35 km by road - What is the population of Sonai Gaon?1,545 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonai Gaon in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sonai Gaon?45.1% (Census 2011)