# No.1 Dhunia Pothar Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam)

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Village · Sonari, Sivasagar 

# No.1 Dhunia Pothar

No.1 Dhunia Pothar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,080 people in 221 households**, the 101st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 1,080people (2011)
- 221households
- 74.6%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## No.1 Dhunia Pothar PIN code and other codes

No.1 Dhunia Pothar falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatBoroguri
- Community development blockSapekhati
- Census village code293072

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is No.1 Dhunia Pothar from nearby towns?

- Sonari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sivasagar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sonari (nearest town)12 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 No.1 Dhunia Pothar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside No.1 Dhunia Pothar; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Sapekhati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Simaluguri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 No.1 Dhunia Pothar known for?

The main crops are **rice, rabi crops and vegetable**. About 68% of the 227 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 No.1 Dhunia Pothar

Of every 100 households in No.1 Dhunia Pothar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ No.1 Dhunia Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**30%

Tap water ****3%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****57%**

**40%

Television ****9%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**25%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 No.1 Dhunia Pothar?

■ No.1 Dhunia Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**963

Working population ****36.0%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 66.9% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 133 (34%) · **■** Marginal 147 (38%)

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

- Bagh Moria Gaon1,091 people
- Boga Bagh T.G1,089 people
- Dhamdhuli Gaon1,088 people
- Panisaki Grant1,081 people
- Na-Kachari1,072 people
- Borah Gaon1,064 people
- Lakili Habi1,050 people
- Medela Jan No.31,044 people

[All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is No.1 Dhunia Pothar from Sivasagar?60 km by road
- What is the population of No.1 Dhunia Pothar?1,080 (Census 2011)
- Which district is No.1 Dhunia Pothar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of No.1 Dhunia Pothar?74.6% (Census 2011)
