Sonamura

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Sonamura
Town
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Sonamura
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Sonamura
Coordinates: 23°28′N91°16′E / 23.47°N 91.27°E / 23.47; 91.27
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tripura
District Sipahijala district
Government
  Type Nagar Panchayat
  BodySonamura Nagar Panchayat
   Chairman Smt. Sarada Chakraborty (BJP)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total12,592
Languages
  Official Bengali, Kokborok, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
799131
Vehicle registration TR
Website tripura.gov.in

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.

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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]

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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.