# No.2 Dhunia Pothar Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/no-2-dhunia-pothar/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # No.2 Dhunia Pothar No.2 Dhunia Pothar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **410 people in 94 households**, the 186th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 410people (2011) - 94households - 78.8%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## No.2 Dhunia Pothar PIN code and other codes No.2 Dhunia Pothar falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatSapekhati - Community development blockSapekhati - Census village code293079 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is No.2 Dhunia Pothar from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)75 km by road - Sonari (nearest town)15 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.2 Dhunia Pothar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside No.2 Dhunia Pothar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sapekhati - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sapekhati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Simaluguri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 No.2 Dhunia Pothar known for? The main crops are **paddy, tea leave and rabi crops**. About 83% of the 184 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.2 Dhunia Pothar Of every 100 households in No.2 Dhunia Pothar in 2011, 27 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ No.2 Dhunia Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **39% Toilet within the home ****53%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **30% Tap water ****0%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **88% Use banking services ****49%** **40% Television ****23%** **32% Mobile phone ****42%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****26%** **25% Own their home ****90%** **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.2 Dhunia Pothar? ■ No.2 Dhunia Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **963 Working population ****32.0%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 72.2% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 44 (34%) · **■** Marginal 43 (33%) 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 - Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur422 people - Bihubor Habi No.1420 people - Ghorajan T.E.No.2420 people - Dolakharia Habi414 people - Lalotipothar No.1403 people - Kanu Gaon No.1401 people - Aideu Bari Habi385 people - Deopani Habi380 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is No.2 Dhunia Pothar from Sivasagar?75 km by road - What is the population of No.2 Dhunia Pothar?410 (Census 2011) - Which district is No.2 Dhunia Pothar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of No.2 Dhunia Pothar?78.8% (Census 2011)