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About No 1 Gowala Pothar Village

No 1 Gowala Pothar is a small village in Sonari tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 88 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares.

No 1 Gowala Pothar Overview

Census 2011 figures for No 1 Gowala Pothar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Sonari
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 88
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How No 1 Gowala Pothar compares

By the 2011 count No 1 Gowala Pothar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to No 1 Gowala Pothar

The census records public bus service for No 1 Gowala Pothar as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is No 1 Gowala Pothar from other places

No 1 Gowala Pothar lies about 60 km from Sivasagar, and the nearest railway station is Borhat, about 4.6 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 No 1 Gowala Pothar
Nearest railway station Borhat 4.6 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonari 31 km
District headquarters Sivasagar 60 km

Villages closest to No 1 Gowala Pothar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonari 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 No 1 Gowala Pothar

As per the Census of India 2011, No 1 Gowala Pothar village had a population of 167. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,351 residents.

No 1 Gowala Pothar village has 88 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, No 1 Gowala Pothar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

No 1 Gowala Pothar covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

No 1 Gowala Pothar falls under Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to No 1 Gowala Pothar is Borhat, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for No 1 Gowala Pothar.

No 1 Gowala Pothar is about 60 km from Sivasagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

No 1 Gowala Pothar is in Sonari tehsil of Sivasagar district. Borhat is about 4.6 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 18 km away. Sonari is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borbarua Khat No 1 (under 2 km), Charaipung No 1 Bimalapur (under 2 km) and Kathia Khunda No 1 (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of No 1 Gowala Pothar today is likely to be higher.

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