# Boka Pothar Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonari, Sivasagar 

# Boka Pothar

Boka Pothar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 152 households**, the 141st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 748people (2011)
- 152households
- 62.8%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Boka Pothar PIN code and other codes

Boka Pothar falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatAhukhat
- Community development blockSapekhati
- Census village code293086

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Boka Pothar from nearby towns?

- Sonari (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Sivasagar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sonari (nearest town)27 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 Boka Pothar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Boka Pothar; 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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sapekhati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Simaluguri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 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 Boka Pothar known for?

The main crops are **rice, rabi crops and vegetable**. About 78% of the 223 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 Boka Pothar

Of every 100 households in Boka Pothar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Boka Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****24%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Boka Pothar?

■ Boka Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**963

Working population ****54.1%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 57.9% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (9%) · **■** Other work 30 (7%) · **■** Marginal 291 (72%)

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

- Silakuti Bhakat Gaon785 people
- Timon Bortani767 people
- Tipomia766 people
- Lefera Gaon750 people
- Handique Gaon748 people
- Dighal Pachi735 people
- Singlo F.V728 people
- Pub-Nalbaria706 people

[All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Boka Pothar from Sivasagar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Boka Pothar?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boka Pothar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Boka Pothar?62.8% (Census 2011)