# Sonowal Gaon Village, Sadiya, Tinsukia (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sadiya, Tinsukia 

# Sonowal Gaon

Sonowal Gaon is a village in Sadiya sub-district of Tinsukia district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **518 people in 103 households**, the 64th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 518people (2011)
- 103households
- 79.2%literacy
- 811females per 1,000 males

## Sonowal Gaon PIN code and other codes

Sonowal Gaon falls in Sadiya sub-district, Tinsukia district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatAmbikapur
- Community development blockSadiya
- Census village code290037

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonowal Gaon from nearby towns?

- Tinsukia (district HQ)60 km by road
- Doom Dooma (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 Sonowal Gaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chapakhowa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chapakhowa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tinsukia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Sonowal Gaon known for?

The main crops are **jute and lemon**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sonowal Gaon

Of every 100 households in Sonowal Gaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonowal Gaon · ■ Sadiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Sonowal Gaon?

■ Sonowal Gaon · ■ Sadiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**945

Working population ****53.3%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 65.1% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 91 (33%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 175 (63%)

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 Sadiya

- Patidai Nagaon534 people
- 1 No.Boiragi Math522 people
- Dopani Gaon521 people
- Chilling Lachan519 people
- Haripur517 people
- Dora Gaon515 people
- Dalapani507 people
- 2 No.Rampur Megela504 people

[All 173 villages in Sadiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/sadiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonowal Gaon from Tinsukia?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sonowal Gaon?518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonowal Gaon in?Tinsukia district (Sadiya sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Sonowal Gaon?79.2% (Census 2011)