Village · Doom Dooma, Tinsukia
# Sonowal Gaon

Sonowal Gaon is a village in Doom Dooma sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 822 people in 153 households, the 182nd largest of 402 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.
- 822 people (2011)
- 153 households
- 86.3% literacy
- 981 females per 1,000 males

## Sonowal Gaon PIN code and other codes

Sonowal Gaon falls in Doom Dooma sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.
- Gram panchayat Gabhurubheti
- Community development block Kakapathar
- Census village code 290416

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sonowal Gaon from nearby towns?
- Doom Dooma (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Tinsukia (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Doom Dooma (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sonowal Gaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonowal Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Doomdooma
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 99 h summer · 99 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sonowal Gaon known for?

The main crops are rice. About 46% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sonowal Gaon

Of every 100 households in Sonowal Gaon in 2011, 80 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonowal Gaon · ■ Doom Dooma rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 48%
- Toilet within the home 99% 83%
- No toilet (open defecation) 1% 15%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 84% 69%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 88%
- Use banking services 82% 35%
- Television 53% 30%
- Mobile phone 51% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 1% 24%
- Own their home 94% 70%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sonowal Gaon?

■ Sonowal Gaon · ■ Doom Dooma rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.3% 62.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1041 972
- Working population 24.7% 42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 80.9% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 134 (66%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (4%) · ■ Other work 46 (23%) · ■ Marginal 15 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Doom Dooma
- Romai Gabharu No-2 824 people
- Baghjan T.E. 351/352 823 people
- Gakhir Bheti Gaon 823 people
- Hukanguri T.E. 86 Nlr 822 people
- Asomiya Balijan Gaon 816 people
- Gatang Gaon 796 people
- Baghjan T.E. 137/140 Nlr 790 people
- Lawpani N.C. 781 people

All 428 villages in Doom Dooma

## Quick answers
- How far is Sonowal Gaon from Tinsukia? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Sonowal Gaon? 822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonowal Gaon in? Tinsukia district (Doom Dooma sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sonowal Gaon? 86.3% (Census 2011)

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