Sonai

Sonai
Town
Sonai
Location in Assam
Sonai
Sonai (India)
Coordinates: 24°43′57″N 92°53′20″E / 24.7326006°N 92.8888912°E / 24.7326006; 92.8888912Coordinates: 24°43′57″N 92°53′20″E / 24.7326006°N 92.8888912°E / 24.7326006; 92.8888912
Country  India
State Assam
District Cachar
Elevation 31 m (102 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 324,315
Languages
 • Official Bengali
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration AS

Sonai (Pron:/'sə(ʊ)'nʌɪ/) is a town, circle and block in Cachar district in the state of Assam, India. It is located 18.5 km from District headquarters Silchar.

Geography

Sonai is located at 24°43′57″N 92°53′20″E / 24.7326006°N 92.8888912°E / 24.7326006; 92.8888912.[1] It has an average elevation of 31 metres (101.706 feet).

Demographics

As per 2011 census of India, Sonai has population is 324,315 of which 51% are male and 49% are female. Sonai has an average literacy rate of 80% : male literacy is 54% and female literacy is 46%.

Division

There is one Revenue Circle with 203 (two hundred three) Revenue Villages and three Development Blocks viz.; (1) Sonai Development Block, (2) Narsingpur Development Block and (3) Palonghat Development Block.

Education

College

  1. Madhab Chandra Das College.

Holy Light English School horizon jr college a p j abdulkalam m jr college sonai jr college

Schools

  • Sonai NGHS School.
  • Sonai Senior Madrassa School.
  • Sonai MV School.
  • Sonai Jubati Singha Manipuri High School
  • Kabuganj Junior College
sonai adarsha vidya niketan
iqra acdemy
horizon jr college
a p j abdulkalam jr college
sonai jr college
holy light eng school
woodland eng school
new malenium eng school
brighter eng school
gyan vikash school
gyankamal school
bidya bawan
sonai m e school
sonai madya banga school
monohar ali high school
das school
sona vidya  peet

Transport

By rail

The nearest is no Railway Station nearby Sonai town. However, Silchar railway station is 20 km from the town.

By road

The national highway NH 306 passes through the town and connects this place to Mizoram State.

Politics

Sonai is part of Silchar (Lok Sabha constituency).[2] It is also a part of Sonai (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

References

  1. ↑ - Sonai
  2. ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-04.


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