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About Sonari Gaon Village

Sonari Gaon is a large village in Dhing tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,183, made up of 1,624 males and 1,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonari Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonari Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Dhing
Pincode 782123
Area (hectares) 368.43 hectares
Population 3,183
Male Population 1,624
Female Population 1,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sonari Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Sonari Gaon is the 49th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,082 residents. Its 368.43 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sonari Gaon

Sonari Gaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonari Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonari Gaon from other places

Sonari Gaon lies about 36 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Dharamtul, about 9.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonari Gaon
Nearest town Morigaon 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Dharamtul 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhing 27 km
District headquarters Nagaon 36 km

Villages closest to Sonari Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhing tehsil.

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 Sonari Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonari Gaon village had a population of 3,183. That makes it the 49th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,082 residents.

Sonari Gaon village has 1,624 males and 1,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonari Gaon has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sonari Gaon is 782123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonari Gaon covers 368.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sonari Gaon falls under Dhing tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Sonari Gaon is Dharamtul, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonari Gaon.

Sonari Gaon is about 36 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonari Gaon is in Dhing tehsil of Nagaon district. Morigaon is about 2.7 km away. Dharamtul is about 9.1 km away. Dhing is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahom Gaon (under 2 km), Amlakhi Gaon (under 2 km) and Barbil Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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