# Ranga Pothar Village, Sonari, Sivasagar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/ranga-pothar/ Village · Sonari, Sivasagar # Ranga Pothar Ranga Pothar is a village in Sonari sub-district of Sivasagar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **5,406 people in 1,167 households**, the 6th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%. - 5,406people (2011) - 1,167households - 68.8%literacy - 915females per 1,000 males ## Ranga Pothar PIN code and other codes Ranga Pothar falls in Sonari sub-district, Sivasagar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatAbhoypur - Community development blockPachim Abhoypur - Census village code293003 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ranga Pothar from nearby towns? - Sonari (sub-district HQ)5 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 Ranga Pothar? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Ranga Pothar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn 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 - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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 Ranga Pothar known for? The main crops are **paddy and tea leave**. About 57% of the 795 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 Ranga Pothar Of every 100 households in Ranga Pothar in 2011, 39 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ranga Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **39% Toilet within the home ****52%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **30% Tap water ****11%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **88% Use banking services ****37%** **40% Television ****31%** **32% Mobile phone ****34%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****37%** **25% Own their home ****85%** **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 Ranga Pothar? ■ Ranga Pothar · ■ Sonari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **71.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **963 Working population ****37.8%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 61.0% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 790 (39%) · **■** Marginal 1,093 (53%) 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 - Kathia Khunda No.19,303 people - Tingalibam T.G6,373 people - Naharhabi Grant & Lakwa Rly. Stn.5,969 people - Teok Gaon5,533 people - Naphuk Gaon5,060 people - Borhat Bagicha4,865 people - Raidongia Na-Kachari4,607 people - Naphuk Grant4,581 people [All 226 villages in Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/sonari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ranga Pothar from Sivasagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Ranga Pothar?5,406 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ranga Pothar in?Sivasagar district (Sonari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Ranga Pothar?68.8% (Census 2011)