Sonamura

Sonamura is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in the Indian state of Tripura. It is the headquarter of Sonamura Subdivision in Sipahijala district and lies on the border with Bangladesh to the east of Comilla.

Sonamura
Town
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Coordinates: 23.47°N 91.27°E / 23.47; 91.27
Country	India
State	Tripura
District	Sipahijala district
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat
• Body	Sonamura Nagar Panchayat
• Chairman	Smt. Sarada Chakraborty (BJP)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	12,592
Languages
• Official	Bengali, Kokborok, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	799131
Vehicle registration	TR
Website	tripura.gov.in

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census, Sonamura had a population of 10,074. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Sonamura has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 68%. In Sonamura, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Sonamura’s assembly constituency is part of Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[1]

See also

• List of cities and towns in Tripura

References

1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Tripura. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2008.