# Chola Pothar Gaon Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/chola-pothar-gaon/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Chola Pothar Gaon Chola Pothar Gaon is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **670 people in 129 households**, the 149th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 670people (2011) - 129households - 81.6%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Chola Pothar Gaon PIN code and other codes Chola Pothar Gaon falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatChola G.P - Community development blockLakwa - Census village code292973 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chola Pothar Gaon from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)33 km by road - Sonari (nearest town)14 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 Chola Pothar Gaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chola Pothar Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dihingia Konwar - ○Degree college10+ km · Gargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Simaluguri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Chola Pothar Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 178 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 Chola Pothar Gaon Of every 100 households in Chola Pothar Gaon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Chola Pothar Gaon · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **39% Toilet within the home ****68%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **30% Tap water ****4%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **88% Use banking services ****45%** **40% Television ****57%** **32% Mobile phone ****52%** **39% Computer with internet ****6%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **4% None of these assets ****22%** **25% Own their home ****96%** **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 Chola Pothar Gaon? ■ Chola Pothar Gaon · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069** **963 Working population ****35.2%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 75.4% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 26 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (6%) · **■** Other work 161 (68%) · **■** Marginal 35 (15%) 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 - Pub-Nalbaria706 people - Dakhin Sonari Habi686 people - Rajabari Gaon683 people - Singlo T.G677 people - Bhokot Bhajoni Pothar663 people - Chatiyana Guri Borah660 people - Hulal643 people - Garkush Habi Gaon639 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chola Pothar Gaon from Sivasagar?33 km by road - What is the population of Chola Pothar Gaon?670 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chola Pothar Gaon in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Chola Pothar Gaon?81.6% (Census 2011)