Skip to main content

About Sonowal Gaon Village

Sonowal Gaon is a mid sized village in Dibrugarh West tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 266 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.59 hectares hectares.

Sonowal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonowal Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Dibrugarh West
Area (hectares) 50.59 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 266
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonowal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Sonowal Gaon is the 99th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 50.59 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sonowal Gaon

Sonowal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonowal Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sessakuch N C, Sessamukh Gaon, Shahjan Gaon No 2 and Shajan Gaon No 1. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sonowal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonowal Gaon village had a population of 502. That makes it the 99th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Sonowal Gaon village has 266 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonowal Gaon has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Sonowal Gaon covers 50.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonowal Gaon falls under Dibrugarh West tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The census record for Sonowal Gaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonowal Gaon.

Sonowal Gaon is in Dibrugarh West tehsil of Dibrugarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonowal Gaon today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All