# No.3 Gowala Pothar Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/no-3-gowala-pothar/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # No.3 Gowala Pothar No.3 Gowala Pothar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 86 households**, the 179th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 430people (2011) - 86households - 60.9%literacy - 1,048females per 1,000 males ## No.3 Gowala Pothar PIN code and other codes No.3 Gowala Pothar falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatAbhuypur G.P - Community development blockPachim Abhoypur - Census village code293006 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is No.3 Gowala Pothar from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sivasagar (district HQ)56 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.3 Gowala Pothar? 4 services counted by the Census are inside No.3 Gowala Pothar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 watertreated tap water, hand 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.3 Gowala Pothar known for? The main crops are **paddy and tea leave**. About 13% of the 99 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.3 Gowala Pothar Of every 100 households in No.3 Gowala Pothar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ No.3 Gowala Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **39% Toilet within the home ****17%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **30% Tap water ****12%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **88% Use banking services ****16%** **40% Television ****14%** **32% Mobile phone ****19%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****49%** **25% Own their home ****86%** **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.3 Gowala Pothar? ■ No.3 Gowala Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041** **963 Working population ****42.1%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 45.0% for women. 42% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 74 (41%) · **■** Marginal 107 (59%) 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 - Chola F.R484 people - Tangia F.V440 people - Bortimon437 people - Chakial Gaon431 people - Gorokhia Bam No.2428 people - Bhotorbari427 people - Charaipung No.1 & Bimalapur422 people - Bihubor Habi No.1420 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is No.3 Gowala Pothar from Sivasagar?56 km by road - What is the population of No.3 Gowala Pothar?430 (Census 2011) - Which district is No.3 Gowala Pothar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of No.3 Gowala Pothar?60.9% (Census 2011)