# Sonapur Gaon Village, Bihpuria, Lakhimpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/sonapur-gaon/ Village · Bihpuria, Lakhimpur # Sonapur Gaon Sonapur Gaon is a village in Bihpuria sub-district of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 105 households**, the 103rd largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 557people (2011) - 105households - 72.6%literacy - 1,063females per 1,000 males ## Sonapur Gaon PIN code and other codes Sonapur Gaon falls in Bihpuria sub-district, Lakhimpur district, Assam. - Gram panchayatTinthengia - Community development blockKarunabari - Census village code287680 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonapur Gaon 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 Gaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 ### 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 bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Sonapur Gaon known for? The main crops are **rice, mustard seed and potato**. About 63% of the 39 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 Gaon Of every 100 households in Sonapur Gaon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonapur Gaon · ■ Bihpuria rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **26% Toilet within the home ****67%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **28% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **89% Use banking services ****16%** **46% Television ****7%** **19% Mobile phone ****59%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gaon? ■ Sonapur Gaon · ■ Bihpuria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085** **965 Working population ****22.6%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 46% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 49 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (50%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%) 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 - Mornoi Thengal631 people - Pachim Laluk No.1616 people - Chenimora Kangkur No.2602 people - Pabha De Reserve600 people - Singia554 people - Bengenaati Grant548 people - Gosaipathar No.2545 people - Bodoti Alimur543 people [All 173 villages in Bihpuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sonapur Gaon from North Lakhimpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Sonapur Gaon?557 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonapur Gaon in?Lakhimpur district (Bihpuria sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sonapur Gaon?72.6% (Census 2011)