Sonitpur is a district in Assam State of India. It has a total of 7 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 5,204 sq km. There are 8 towns and 1,876 villages in this district.
As per census Sonitpur has a population of 1,924,110 in 2011 out of which 983,904 are male and 940,206 are female. Population of Sonitpur in 2020/2021 is 2,112,184(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,108,572 out of 620,525 are male and 488,047 are female. People living in Sonitpur depend on multiple skills, total workers are 770,606 out of which men are 537,195 and women are 233,411. Total 196,296 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 168,732 are cultivated by men and 27,564 are women. 51,007 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 36,448 and 14,559 are women. Sonitpur sex ratio is 956 females per 1000 of males. Next Sonitpur Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 5,204 sq km., 57.58 sq km is urban and 5146.42 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,135,763 in the district, 173,845 are in urban area and 1,750,265 are in rural area. 40,272 households are in urban, 352,647 are in rural area. 140,833 literate people are in urban, 967,739 are in rural area.
Geography of Sonitpur
Languages spoken are Assamese, Gorkha, Adivasi, Bengali, Hindi
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhekiajuli | 224,611 | 116,146 | 108,465 | 44,605 |
| Gabharu | 156,044 | 79,359 | 76,685 | 33,136 |
| Barchala | 197,345 | 100,950 | 96,395 | 38,279 |
| Balipara | 233,920 | 121,319 | 112,601 | 48,744 |
| Rangapara | 98,912 | 50,561 | 48,351 | 19,638 |
| Bihaguri | 86,436 | 44,405 | 42,031 | 17,456 |
| Naduar | 90,911 | 45,940 | 44,971 | 19,369 |
| Chatia | 124,909 | 63,415 | 61,494 | 25,531 |
| Sakomatha | 86,938 | 44,222 | 42,716 | 17,784 |
| Biswanath | 64,828 | 33,016 | 31,812 | 13,293 |
| Baghmara | 87,762 | 44,650 | 43,112 | 17,417 |
| Behali | 87,951 | 44,775 | 43,176 | 18,050 |
| Chaiduar | 139,852 | 70,661 | 69,191 | 28,237 |
| Pub Chaiduar | 113,792 | 57,886 | 55,906 | 21,425 |
| Dhekiajuli Pt | 470,018 | 241,402 | 228,616 | 93,308 |
| Chariduar | 343,749 | 176,589 | 167,160 | 69,674 |
| Tezpur | 282,032 | 145,324 | 136,708 | 61,635 |
| Na Duar | 215,820 | 109,355 | 106,465 | 44,900 |
| Biswanath | 346,624 | 176,434 | 170,190 | 70,998 |
| Helem | 144,037 | 72,800 | 71,237 | 29,173 |
| Gohpur | 121,830 | 62,000 | 59,830 | 23,231 |