# Sonakhira Village, Patharkandi, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/sonakhira/ Village · Patharkandi, Karimganj # Sonakhira Sonakhira is a village in Patharkandi sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **793 people in 176 households**, the 119th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 793people (2011) - 176households - 95.3%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Sonakhira PIN code and other codes Sonakhira falls in Patharkandi sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Gram panchayatKalkalighat - Community development blockPatharkandi - Census village code300499 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonakhira from nearby towns? - Patharkandi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Karimganj (district HQ)40 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town)40 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 Sonakhira? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sonakhira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Akaidum - ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Sonakhira known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and betelnut**. About 25% of the 212 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 Sonakhira Of every 100 households in Sonakhira in 2011, 65 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sonakhira · ■ Patharkandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **23% Toilet within the home ****90%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **22% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **95% Use banking services ****58%** **39% Television ****48%** **12% Mobile phone ****67%** **37% Computer with internet ****4%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **48% Own their home ****89%** **95% 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 Sonakhira? ■ Sonakhira · ■ Patharkandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1387** **969 Working population ****32.5%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.1% for men and 93.4% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 200 (78%) · **■** Marginal 43 (17%) 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 Patharkandi - Duhalia Hill Kitte Purbo Narainpur818 people - Durlovpur Pt IV817 people - Satghori Pt I809 people - Duhalia Hill Kitte Bhurunga Punjee796 people - Purbo Pecharghat785 people - Kanakpur F.V.746 people - Duhalia Pt II744 people - Nalugaon723 people [All 206 villages in Patharkandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/patharkandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonakhira from Karimganj?40 km by road - What is the population of Sonakhira?793 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonakhira in?Karimganj district (Patharkandi sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sonakhira?95.3% (Census 2011)