# Chowranga Bam Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/chowranga-bam/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Chowranga Bam Chowranga Bam is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 119 households**, the 168th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 553people (2011) - 119households - 80.9%literacy - 1,041females per 1,000 males ## Chowranga Bam PIN code and other codes Chowranga Bam falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatLongpotia G.P - Community development blockSapekhati - Census village code293042 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chowranga Bam from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)57 km by road - Sonari (nearest town)10 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 Chowranga Bam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chowranga Bam; 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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Chowranga Bam known for? The main crops are **paddy, tea leave and vegetable**. About 74% of the 157 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 Chowranga Bam Of every 100 households in Chowranga Bam in 2011, 21 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Chowranga Bam · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **39% Toilet within the home ****51%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **30% Tap water ****3%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **88% Use banking services ****53%** **40% Television ****25%** **32% Mobile phone ****43%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****26%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chowranga Bam? ■ Chowranga Bam · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1219** **963 Working population ****28.6%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 72.4% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 60 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 80 (51%) · **■** Marginal 12 (8%) 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 - Abhoypur Grant574 people - Abhoypuria574 people - Hawfaw No.2574 people - Moran Habi No. 2573 people - Chetia Gaon524 people - Ghorpholia523 people - Barua Sali Grant521 people - Longpotia Habi Gaon498 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chowranga Bam from Sivasagar?57 km by road - What is the population of Chowranga Bam?553 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowranga Bam in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Chowranga Bam?80.9% (Census 2011)