Sonai Explained

Sonai
Other Name:Sonaimukh
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:India Assam#India
Coordinates:24.7333°N 92.8903°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Assam
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Cachar
Governing Body:Sonai Municipal Board
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:31
Population Total:20000
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Language
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali
Demographics1 Title2:Associate official language
Demographics1 Info2:Meitei (Manipuri)
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:788119
Registration Plate:AS-11

Sonai (Pron:/'sə(ʊ)'nʌɪ) is a town in the Cachar district in the Indian state of Assam. It is also the name of a circle and block in the town. Government of Assam declared it as a municipal area on 2016 with 11 wards. The River Sonai flows through the town of Sonai joining with Barak River near Dungripar Village of Sonai. The Chandragiri Park and an Archeological site, a temple of Kachari Kingdom at Shivtilla (Changutilla) near Madhab Chandra Das College (MCD College) is a famous place to visit.

Geography

It is located 18.5 km from District Headquarters Silchar.

Demographics

Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.[1] [2]

As per the 2011 census of India, Sonai had a total population of 324,315, of which 51% were male and 49% were female. Sonai has an average literacy rate of 80%, with a male literacy rate of 54% and female literacy rate of 46%.

Division

There is one Revenue Circle containing 203 Revenue Villages and three Development Blocks: Sonai Development Block, Narsingpur Development Block and Palonghat Development Block.

Education

The institution of Barak Valley like National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam University, Silchar Campus, and Silchar Medical College and Hospital falls under Sonai (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Colleges

Schools

Government/Provisionalised Schools

Private Schools

Transport

Air Port

Kumbhirgram - Silchar Airport

IATA Code: IXS

IATA Code: IXS

Address: Silchar Airport, Kumbhirgram Airport Road, Silchar – 788109, Assam

Rail

No railway stations are nearby. However, Silchar Railway Station is 20 kilometres away.

Road

The national highway NH 306 passes through the town and connects to Mizoram State and Sonai Road.

Politics

Sonai is part of Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.[3] It is also a part of Sonai (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Notable people

List of MLA's of Sonai

Notes and References

  1. News: Govt withdraws Assamese as official language from Barak valley . Press Trust of India . 9 September 2014 . Business Standard India . 29 January 2018 . 29 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195116/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-withdraws-assamese-as-official-language-from-barak-valley-114090901180_1.html . live .
  2. News: Purkayastha . Biswa Kalyan . 24 February 2024 . Assam recognises Manipuri as associate official language in four districts . Hindustan Times . 26 February 2024.
  3. Web site: List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies . Assam . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf . 4 May 2006 .

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