# Tamhalong Village, Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam)

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Village · Sonapur, Kamrup Metropolitan 

# Tamhalong

Tamhalong is a village in Sonapur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 53 households**, the 124th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 230people (2011)
- 53households
- 91.0%literacy
- 1,091females per 1,000 males

## Tamhalong PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDhapguari
- Community development blockDimoria
- Census village code303563

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

## How far is Tamhalong from nearby towns?

- Guwahati (district HQ)55 km by road
- Guwahati (nearest town)55 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 Tamhalong?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Tamhalong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shakuria
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhogpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhogpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 16 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.

## Homes and amenities in Tamhalong

Of every 100 households in Tamhalong in 2011, 82 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tamhalong · ■ Sonapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**78%

Use banking services ****78%**

**56%

Television ****69%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Tamhalong?

■ Tamhalong · ■ Sonapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**976

Working population ****46.5%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 89.1% for women. 64% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (12%) · **■** Other work 30 (28%) · **■** Marginal 37 (35%)

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

- Kamarkuchi N.C.246 people
- Dhemai Gaon244 people
- Dhemai N.C.239 people
- Lomsum Pathar233 people
- Amara Pathar N.C.219 people
- Moupur Gaon203 people
- Bhakuagog N C184 people
- Upar Tepechia N.C.179 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tamhalong from Guwahati?55 km by road
- What is the population of Tamhalong?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tamhalong in?Kamrup Metropolitan district (Sonapur sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Tamhalong?91.0% (Census 2011)