# Sonkani Village, Barbhag, Nalbari (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barbhag/sonkani/ Village · Barbhag, Nalbari # Sonkani Sonkani is a village in Barbhag sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam, PIN code **781351**. The 2011 Census counted **1,043 people in 203 households**, the 26th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 1,043people (2011) - 203households - 91.3%literacy - 781351PIN code ## Sonkani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonkani is 781351.** Sonkani falls in Barbhag sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam. - PIN code781351 - Gram panchayat47 Upper Barbhag - Community development blockBorbhag - Census village code303844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonkani from nearby towns? - Nalbari (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Nalbari (district HQ)13 km by road - Nalbari (nearest town)13 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 Sonkani? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sonkani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalag - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalag - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 18 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 Sonkani known for? The main crops are **paddy, mustard seeds and potato**. About 23% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sonkani Of every 100 households in Sonkani in 2011, 65 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Sonkani · ■ Barbhag rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **52% Toilet within the home ****79%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **29% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **73% Use banking services ****54%** **61% Television ****46%** **32% Mobile phone ****53%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****13%** **13% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Sonkani? ■ Sonkani · ■ Barbhag rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094** **952 Working population ****25.3%** **31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.4% for men and 86.1% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (31%) · **■** Marginal 82 (31%) 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 Barbhag - Bari Datara1,101 people - Barkulhati1,071 people - Moura1,055 people - Khudra Dingdingi1,053 people - Simalia1,035 people - Bargacha986 people - Barbukia936 people - Purna Daichapara875 people [All 59 villages in Barbhag](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barbhag/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonkani?781351 - How far is Sonkani from Nalbari?13 km by road - What is the population of Sonkani?1,043 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonkani in?Nalbari district (Barbhag sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sonkani?91.3% (Census 2011)