# Garkush Habi Gaon Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/garkush-habi-gaon/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Garkush Habi Gaon Garkush Habi Gaon is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 150 households**, the 153rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 639people (2011) - 150households - 72.0%literacy - 847females per 1,000 males ## Garkush Habi Gaon PIN code and other codes Garkush Habi Gaon falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSonari G.P - Community development blockSapekhati - Census village code293132 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garkush Habi Gaon 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 Garkush Habi Gaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Garkush Habi Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kolakata - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jorhat - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Garkush Habi Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 98 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 Garkush Habi Gaon Of every 100 households in Garkush Habi Gaon in 2011, 2 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Garkush Habi Gaon · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **39% Toilet within the home ****7%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **30% Tap water ****4%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****1%** **40% Television ****7%** **32% Mobile phone ****7%** **39% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****68%** **25% Own their home ****95%** **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 Garkush Habi Gaon? ■ Garkush Habi Gaon · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **963 Working population ****55.2%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 68.1% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 134 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (12%) · **■** Marginal 170 (48%) 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 - Chola Pothar Gaon670 people - Bhokot Bhajoni Pothar663 people - Chatiyana Guri Borah660 people - Hulal643 people - Raidang Basti624 people - Purani Joboka611 people - Rohan Pothar No.2610 people - Kachari Pothar608 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garkush Habi Gaon from Sivasagar?60 km by road - What is the population of Garkush Habi Gaon?639 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garkush Habi Gaon in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Garkush Habi Gaon?72.0% (Census 2011)