# Dhonekhona Grant Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/dhonekhona-grant/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Dhonekhona Grant Dhonekhona Grant is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **868 people in 187 households**, the 126th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 868people (2011) - 187households - 64.5%literacy - 995females per 1,000 males ## Dhonekhona Grant PIN code and other codes Dhonekhona Grant falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBhuyankhat G.P - Community development blockSapekhati - Census village code293125 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhonekhona Grant from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)65 km by road - Sonari (nearest town)26 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 Dhonekhona Grant? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhonekhona Grant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Borhat - ○Degree college5–10 km · Borhat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered 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 Dhonekhona Grant known for? The main crops are **paddy and tea leave**. About 89% of the 242 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 Dhonekhona Grant Of every 100 households in Dhonekhona Grant in 2011, 20 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhonekhona Grant · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **39% Toilet within the home ****51%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **30% Tap water ****11%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **88% Use banking services ****22%** **40% Television ****17%** **32% Mobile phone ****23%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****36%** **25% Own their home ****62%** **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 Dhonekhona Grant? ■ Dhonekhona Grant · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **963 Working population ****53.1%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 405 (88%) · **■** Marginal 55 (12%) 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 - Jobok Habi Gaon912 people - Lawjan No.1894 people - Nagahat Kachari873 people - Medelajan No.1870 people - Na- Joboka856 people - No.4 Gowala Pothar848 people - Lonpuria842 people - Kanu Gaon No.2827 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhonekhona Grant from Sivasagar?65 km by road - What is the population of Dhonekhona Grant?868 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhonekhona Grant in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Dhonekhona Grant?64.5% (Census 2011)