# Barpothar Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/barpothar/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Barpothar Barpothar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,439 people in 734 households**, the 14th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 3,439people (2011) - 734households - 84.5%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Barpothar PIN code and other codes Barpothar falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSuffery - Community development blockPachim Abhoypur - Census village code292999 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barpothar from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Sonari (nearest town)8 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 Barpothar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Barpothar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn 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 hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Barpothar known for? The main crops are **paddy and tea leave**. About 75% of the 612 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 Barpothar Of every 100 households in Barpothar in 2011, 32 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Barpothar · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **39% Toilet within the home ****73%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **30% Tap water ****2%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****57%** **40% Television ****34%** **32% Mobile phone ****54%** **39% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **25% Own their home ****97%** **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 Barpothar? ■ Barpothar · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **963 Working population ****32.3%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 78.8% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 96 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 403 (36%) · **■** Marginal 606 (55%) 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 - Naphuk Grant4,581 people - No.101 F.S Grant4,287 people - Bheloguri Dubi Lakwa Chah Bagicha3,901 people - Joboka Chah Bagicha3,584 people - Borkola Gorh Gaon3,301 people - Mothura Pur Jungle3,223 people - Tiok Bangali3,045 people - Borpatra Bagicha2,920 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barpothar from Sivasagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Barpothar?3,439 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barpothar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Barpothar?84.5% (Census 2011)