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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sonapur is a village in Kamalpur mandal, Kamrup district, Assam, with a population of 1,701 across 347 households. The village has a literacy rate of 76.2% and is served by two railway stations, two hospitals, two temples, and one school.
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- LGD code
- 302489
- Pincode
- 781101
- Post office
- Changsari
- Population
- 1,701
- Households
- 347
- Literacy rate
- 76.2%
- Sex ratio
- 999 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 553
- Distance to district centre
- 28 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 23 km
- Distance to Dispur (Guwahati)
- 24 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 538 km
- Nearest railway station
- Digaru · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sonapur District Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sonapur compares
By population, Sonapur ranks #35 of 116 villages in Kamalpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.2%
−4.1% vs mandal average
- Sonapur
- 76.2%
- Kamalpur mandal
- 80.3%
- Kamrup district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
999
+89 vs mandal average
- Sonapur
- 999
- Kamalpur mandal
- 910
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Sonapur
- 4.9
- Kamalpur mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sonapur at a glance
Sonapur is a village of 1,701 people in 347 households (Census 2011) in Kamalpur block, Kamrup district, Assam, the 35th-largest of 116 villages in Kamalpur block. Literacy is 76%, 4 points below the block average of 80% and the sex ratio is 999 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Kamrup district centre, 4 km from Digaru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 781101, served by Changsari post office; the LGD village code is 302489. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, post office. The village votes in Sipajhar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Paramananda Rajbongshi. The population is estimated at 2,005 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sonapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Guwahati (M Corp. )
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SONAPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 204.13
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sonapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sonapur
- LGD code
- 302489
- Pincode
- 781101
- Post office
- Changsari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,701
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,005
- Households
- 347
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 999
- Literacy rate
- 76.2%
- Coordinates
- 26.11925°N, 91.97022°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mangaldoi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sipajhar
- Member of Parliament
- Dilip Saikia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Paramananda Rajbongshi
- Block / Mandal
- Kamalpur
- Nearest PHC
- State Dispensary, Digaru (3.4 km)
- Nearest post office
- sonapur post office (0.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Digaru (3.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Sonapur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dispur (Guwahati)24 kmcapital
- Kolkata538 km
- Delhi1483 km
- Hyderabad1696 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDigaru4 km
- Bus stopTezpur 200rupees14 km
- Hospital / PHCSonapur District Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankCentral Bank of India14 km
- Petrol pumpindian oil<1 km
- Collegesonapur college1 km
- Police stationKhanapara Police Station14 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Digaru3.9 km
- Health centre
- Sonapur District Hospitalunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- indian oilunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Sonapur
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Sonapur
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 781101
- BorkaKamalpur mandal3,050 pop
- PanitamaKamalpur mandal2,522 pop
- BargaonKamalpur mandal2,227 pop
- DarakaharaKamalpur mandal2,164 pop
- BaregaonKamalpur mandal1,912 pop
- Baro Gaon (Bara Gog)Kamalpur mandal1,890 pop
- AthiabaiNorth Guwahati mandal1,789 pop
- BonmajaNorth Guwahati mandal1,714 pop
- RaipatKamalpur mandal1,627 pop
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Other villages in Kamalpur mandal
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- Bihdia
- Nagaon
- Degunpar
- Khudrapalha
- Borka
- Dakshin Mandakata
- Pialikhata
- Karara
- Bargaon
- Panitama
- Baruajani
- Natuanacha
- Pubpar Jatia Bhangra
- Barpalaha
- Sajee
- Nanara
- Bargaon
- Salmara
- Kharikat
- Darakahara
- Bamungaon
- Sundarisal
- Loch
- Baihata
- Jalimura
- Patrapur
- Mandakata
- Baregaon
- Chowrakara
- Baro Gaon (Bara Gog)
- Mallibari
- Bathan
- Bardaipakhia
- Guiya
- Pingeleswar (Pingaleswar)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)