Sonamura is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in the Indian stateofTripura. It is the headquarter of Sonamura SubdivisioninSipahijala district and lies on the border with Bangladesh to the east of Comilla.
Sonamura
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Town
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| Coordinates: 23°28′N 91°16′E / 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)
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| • Total | 12,592 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, Kokborok, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
799131
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| Vehicle registration | TR |
| Website | tripura |
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.
Sonamura’s assembly constituency is part of Tripura West (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]
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