# Sonai N.C. Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Sonai N.C.

Sonai N.C. is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 63 households**, the 103rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 359people (2011)
- 63households
- 56.5%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Sonai N.C. PIN code and other codes

Sonai N.C. falls in Sonapur sub-district, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBarkhat
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303471

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

## How far is Sonai N.C. from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)36 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)36 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 N.C.?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sonai N.C.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Sonai N.C. known for?

About 50% of the 148 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 Sonai N.C.

Of every 100 households in Sonai N.C. in 2011, 8 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonai N.C. · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**78%

Use banking services ****16%**

**56%

Television ****43%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 N.C.?

■ Sonai N.C. · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**976

Working population ****37.6%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 43% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (26%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 30 (22%)

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

- Aparikola N.C.373 people
- Dhangiri372 people
- Gomaria Bagicha367 people
- Moupur N.C.359 people
- Luri N.C.355 people
- Nibira N.C.348 people
- Bargog N.C.345 people
- Lomsum Gaon345 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonai N.C. from Guwahati?36 km by road
- What is the population of Sonai N.C.?359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonai N.C. in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sonai N.C.?56.5% (Census 2011)