# Sontoshpur Village, Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj (Assam)

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Village · Ramkrishna Nagar, Karimganj 

# Sontoshpur

Sontoshpur is a village in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam, PIN code **788156**. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 95 households**, the 192nd largest of 284 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 505people (2011)
- 95households
- 83.1%literacy
- 788156PIN code

## Sontoshpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sontoshpur is 788156.** Sontoshpur falls in Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- PIN code788156
- Gram panchayatGamaria
- Community development blockRamkrishna Nagar
- Census village code300654

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

## How far is Sontoshpur from nearby towns?

- Ramkrishna Nagar (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Karimganj (district HQ)46 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)46 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 Sontoshpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaliabari Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · R K Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Sontoshpur known for?

The main crops are **rice, betel nut and banana**. About 22% of the 35 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 Sontoshpur

Of every 100 households in Sontoshpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sontoshpur · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**16%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****26%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****83%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sontoshpur?

■ Sontoshpur · ■ Ramkrishna Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**971

Working population ****26.9%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 78.2% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 75 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (21%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 23 (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 Ramkrishna Nagar

- Kalinagar Pt III534 people
- Kamalpur534 people
- Harinagar Pt I512 people
- Lakshminagar505 people
- Baruatilla504 people
- Patiala495 people
- Jungal Block490 people
- Satirsaugan489 people

[All 290 villages in Ramkrishna Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/ramkrishna-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sontoshpur?788156
- How far is Sontoshpur from Karimganj?46 km by road
- What is the population of Sontoshpur?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sontoshpur in?Karimganj district (Ramkrishna Nagar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sontoshpur?83.1% (Census 2011)