# No.2 Gowala Pothar Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/no-2-gowala-pothar/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # No.2 Gowala Pothar No.2 Gowala Pothar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 62 households**, the 204th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 283people (2011) - 62households - 54.0%literacy - 1,112females per 1,000 males ## No.2 Gowala Pothar PIN code and other codes No.2 Gowala Pothar falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatAbhoypur G.P - Community development blockPachim Abhoypur - Census village code293009 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is No.2 Gowala Pothar from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)51 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.2 Gowala Pothar? 3 services counted by the Census are inside No.2 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 · Jorhat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 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.2 Gowala Pothar known for? The main crops are **paddy and tea leave**. About 52% of the 29 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 Gowala Pothar Of every 100 households in No.2 Gowala Pothar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ No.2 Gowala Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **39% Toilet within the home ****19%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **30% Tap water ****0%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****6%** **40% Television ****24%** **32% Mobile phone ****3%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****50%** **25% Own their home ****63%** **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 Gowala Pothar? ■ No.2 Gowala Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1682** **963 Working population ****47.3%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 36.6% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (84%) · **■** Marginal 20 (15%) 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 - Na-Kachari297 people - Hati Pukhuri No.1295 people - Bairagi Habi290 people - Raidang T.E288 people - Raidongia Gaon262 people - Janaki F.V255 people - Gorokhia Bam No.1251 people - Lekam Pothar Habi246 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is No.2 Gowala Pothar from Sivasagar?51 km by road - What is the population of No.2 Gowala Pothar?283 (Census 2011) - Which district is No.2 Gowala Pothar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of No.2 Gowala Pothar?54.0% (Census 2011)