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

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Village · Sonari, Sivasagar 

# No.1 Gowala Pothar

No.1 Gowala Pothar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 30 households**, the 216th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 167people (2011)
- 30households
- 39.8%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

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

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

- Gram panchayatAbhuypur G.P
- Community development blockPachim Abhoypur
- Census village code293007

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

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

- Sonari (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Sivasagar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sonari (nearest town)5 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 Gowala Pothar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside No.1 Gowala Pothar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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 hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Gowala Pothar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and tea leave**. About 57% of the 61 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 Gowala Pothar

Of every 100 households in No.1 Gowala Pothar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ No.1 Gowala Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**44%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****3%**

**40%

Television ****17%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**11%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****60%**

**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 No.1 Gowala Pothar?

■ No.1 Gowala Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.8%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**963

Working population ****42.5%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 20.0% for women. 45% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 13 (18%) · **■** Marginal 58 (82%)

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

- Ujan Longpotia No.2223 people
- Lekam Pathar Habi220 people
- Mohkhuti Pothar212 people
- Borhulla Habi Gaon188 people
- Bheseli Pothar162 people
- Laloti Pothar No.3133 people
- Borbaruakhat No.2109 people
- Uttar Sonari70 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is No.1 Gowala Pothar from Sivasagar?55 km by road
- What is the population of No.1 Gowala Pothar?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is No.1 Gowala Pothar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of No.1 Gowala Pothar?39.8% (Census 2011)
