# Sonapur Block Village, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/sonapur-block/ Village · Bihpuria, Lakhimpur # Sonapur Block Sonapur Block is a village in Bihpuria sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,143 people in 175 households**, the 68th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 1,143people (2011) - 175households - 62.9%literacy - 964females per 1,000 males ## Sonapur Block PIN code and other codes Sonapur Block falls in Bihpuria sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatThinthengia - Community development blockKarunabari - Census village code287675 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonapur Block from nearby towns? - Bihpuria (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - North Lakhimpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Bihpuria (nearest town)15 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 Sonapur Block? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur Block; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · No. 1 Sonapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Laluk - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Sonapur Block known for? The main crops are **paddy, potato and vegetable**. About 76% of the 59 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 Sonapur Block Of every 100 households in Sonapur Block in 2011, 2 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonapur Block · ■ Bihpuria rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **26% Toilet within the home ****92%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **28% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **89% Use banking services ****2%** **46% Television ****0%** **19% Mobile phone ****22%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****41%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Sonapur Block? ■ Sonapur Block · ■ Bihpuria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **965 Working population ****24.4%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 47% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 130 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (18%) · **■** Other work 62 (22%) · **■** Marginal 36 (13%) 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 Bihpuria - Meneha1,174 people - Dharmapur No.31,168 people - Bahbari1,165 people - Dhunabari Gaon1,143 people - Kachajuli Rampur1,103 people - Bango Gaon1,094 people - Sandahkhowa1,073 people - Fenkhati Gaoni1,071 people [All 173 villages in Bihpuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonapur Block from North Lakhimpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Sonapur Block?1,143 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonapur Block in?Lakhimpur district (Bihpuria sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sonapur Block?62.9% (Census 2011)