# Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/charaipung-no-1-bimalapur/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 100 households**, the 182nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 422people (2011) - 100households - 62.3%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur PIN code and other codes Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSonari G.P - Community development blockSapekhati - Census village code293108 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)60 km by road - Sonari (nearest town)25 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 Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolakata - ○Degree college10+ km · Borhat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 12 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 Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur known for? The main crops are **tea leave and paddy**. Products made here include tea. About 4% of the 1,570 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 Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur Of every 100 households in Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **39% Toilet within the home ****90%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **30% Tap water ****2%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **88% Use banking services ****2%** **40% Television ****11%** **32% Mobile phone ****13%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****70%** **25% Own their home ****63%** **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 Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur? ■ Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **963 Working population ****46.7%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 53.8% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 186 (94%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 - Chakial Gaon431 people - No.3 Gowala Pothar430 people - Gorokhia Bam No.2428 people - Bhotorbari427 people - Bihubor Habi No.1420 people - Ghorajan T.E.No.2420 people - Dolakharia Habi414 people - No.2 Dhunia Pothar410 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur from Sivasagar?60 km by road - What is the population of Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur?422 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur?62.3% (Census 2011)