# Khanikar Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/khanikar/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Khanikar Khanikar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 254 households**, the 89th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 1,166people (2011) - 254households - 95.4%literacy - 997females per 1,000 males ## Khanikar PIN code and other codes Khanikar falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatGargaon - Community development blockSibsagar - Census village code292954 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khanikar from nearby towns? - Sivasagar (district HQ)18 km by road - Simaluguri (nearest town)2 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 Khanikar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Khanikar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gargaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gargaon - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Simaluguri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 13 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 Khanikar known for? The main crops are **rice and tea leave**. About 81% of the 206 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 Khanikar Of every 100 households in Khanikar in 2011, 73 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Khanikar · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **39% Toilet within the home ****95%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **30% Tap water ****1%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **88% Use banking services ****79%** **40% Television ****52%** **32% Mobile phone ****80%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **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 Khanikar? ■ Khanikar · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078** **963 Working population ****25.2%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.7% for men and 93.0% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 160 (54%) · **■** Marginal 119 (40%) 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 - Mridong Para & Barua Nagar Rly. Stn.1,181 people - Ghorajan T.E.No.11,177 people - No.1 Somdar Grant1,175 people - Borbarua Khat No.11,174 people - Hati Pukhuri No.21,143 people - Dabolo Habi Gaon1,135 people - Saru Mothurapur1,133 people - Rajabari Grant1,113 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khanikar from Sivasagar?18 km by road - What is the population of Khanikar?1,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khanikar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Khanikar?95.4% (Census 2011)