Sondha

Sondha Sandha
Village
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Coordinates: 26°26′55″N91°28′28″E / 26.4487°N 91.47454°E / 26.4487; 91.47454
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Nalbari
Region	Nalbari
Area
• Total	441.35 ha (1,090.60 acres)
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,428
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Assamese
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code	781337 [1]
STD Code	03624
Vehicle registration	AS-14

Sondha, also spelled as Sandha, is a village in Nalbari district, Assam, India. ^[2] As per the 2011 Census of India, Sondha has a population of 3,428 people with literacy rate of 76.95%. ^[3]

Sondha is also known for fish farming. ^{[4] [5]}

History

In 1894, people gathered and held a Raijmel (public convention) at Sondha to protest against the British. ^[6] During the Assam Movement, the Sondha unit of AASU was formed. ^{[7] [8]}

Schools in Sondha

There are total 6 government high schools in Sondha. ^[9] Those are:

• Kharbandha Vidyapith High School ^[10]
• Rajkadamtal Sondha High School ^[11]
• Rajkadamtal Balika Vidyalaya
• Sondha Moheswari Sanskrit Tol

Other government schools in Sondha as per Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan of Government of India ^[12] are:

• 165/1 No Sondha LPS
• 165/2 No Sondha A.R. Pathsala
• Dakhin Sondha Milan LPS
• Kharbandha Vidyapith (ME)s
• Subha Priya LPS
• Sondha Maheswar Chatuspathi
• Manav Shakti Jatiya Vidyalaya

References

1. "SONDHA Pin Code - 781337, Sondha All Post Office Areas PIN Codes, Search NALBARI Post Office Address". ABPLive. ABC News. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
2. India; Director of Census Operations, Assam (1996). Census of India, 1991. Series 4, Series 4. New Delhi: Controller of Publications. p. 172. OCLC   38081315.
3. "POPULATION BREAKUP AS PER CENSUS-2011" (PDF). Government of Assam | Nalbari District . Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
4. Correspondence, Sentinel (22 November 2020). "Ideal fishery entrepreneur Amal Medhi bags national award - Sentinelassam". Sentinel Assam. The Sentinel (Guwahati) . Retrieved 5 July 2022.
5. Kalita, Prabin (18 November 2020). "Assam bags best state award in fisheries | Guwahati News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
6. Barman, Santo (2005). The Raijmel : A Study of the Mel System in Assam. Guwahati: Spectrum Publ. pp. 81, 82. ISBN   978-81-87502-95-1.
7. North-East Quarterly. Vol. 2. University of California. 1984. p. 33.
8. Deka, Meeta (1996). Student Movements in Assam. New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House. p. 101. ISBN   9780706998825.
9. "Address of School and Colleges". GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM | NALBARI DISTRICT . Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
10. "KHARBANDHA VIDYAPITH HS - Sandha, District Nalbari (Assam)". schools.org.in. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
11. "Results of HSLC and AHM 2020 examination" (PDF). Assam Chamber of Commerce. pp. 58, 449. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
12. "Basic Data for School Particulars, Draft Database as per U-DISE 2017-18" (PDF). Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Assam | Government of India . p. 73. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.