# Bahbari Pothar Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/bahbari-pothar/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Bahbari Pothar Bahbari Pothar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **487 people in 104 households**, the 174th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 487people (2011) - 104households - 79.5%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Bahbari Pothar PIN code and other codes Bahbari Pothar falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBenganabari - Community development blockSapekhati - Census village code293051 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bahbari Pothar from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)57 km by road - Sonari (nearest town)9 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 Bahbari Pothar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bahbari Pothar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Simaluguri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Bahbari Pothar known for? The main crops are **paddy and rabi crops**. About 83% of the 131 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 Bahbari Pothar Of every 100 households in Bahbari Pothar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bahbari Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **39% Toilet within the home ****79%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **30% Tap water ****9%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **88% Use banking services ****35%** **40% Television ****13%** **32% Mobile phone ****53%** **39% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **25% Own their home ****92%** **76% 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 Bahbari Pothar? ■ Bahbari Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781** **963 Working population ****31.2%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 77.3% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (13%) · **■** Marginal 40 (26%) 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 Sonari - Ghorpholia523 people - Barua Sali Grant521 people - Longpotia Habi Gaon498 people - Konwari Pothar493 people - Chola F.R484 people - Tangia F.V440 people - Bortimon437 people - Chakial Gaon431 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bahbari Pothar from Sivasagar?57 km by road - What is the population of Bahbari Pothar?487 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bahbari Pothar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Bahbari Pothar?79.5% (Census 2011)