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Sonai (Pron:/'sə(ʊ)'nʌɪ) is a town in the Cachar district in the Indian state of Assam. It is also the name of a circle and block in the town. Government of Assam declared it as a municipal area on 2016 with 11 wards. The River Sonai flows through the town of Sonai joining with Barak River near Dungripar Village of Sonai. The Chandragiri Park and an Archeological site, a temple of Kachari Kingdom at Shivtilla (Changutilla) near Madhab Chandra Das College (MCD College) is a famous place to visit.




Geography


It is located 18.5 km from District Headquarters Silchar.




Demographics


Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) are the official languages of this place.
As per the 2011 census of India, Sonai had a total population of 324,315, of which 51% were male and 49% were female. Sonai has an average literacy rate of 80%, with a male literacy rate of 54% and female literacy rate of 46%.




Division


There is one Revenue Circle containing 203 Revenue Villages and three Development Blocks: Sonai Development Block, Narsingpur Development Block and Palonghat Development Block.




Education


The institution of Barak Valley like National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam University, Silchar Campus, and Silchar Medical College and Hospital falls under Sonai (Vidhan Sabha constituency).













= Colleges

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Madhab Chandra Das College
Janata College, Kabuganj, Sonai
Presidency Junior College
Horizon Junior College
A P J Abdulkalam Junior College
Sonai Junior College
Kabuganj Junior College
Barak Horizon Junior College




= Schools

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Government/Provisionalised Schools

Sonai Nitya Gopal Higher Secondary School
Moinul Hoque Choudhury Higher Secondary School
Sonai Senior Madrassa
Ram Dulal Roy Higher Secondary school
Satkarakandi High School
East Kazidhar High School
Sonai Jubati Singha Manipuri High School
Abid Raja M E school
Sonai Madya Banga School
Bagpur High School
Sonai M E School
Swadhin Bazar High School
Amtola M E School
Monohar Ali High School
182 No. Sonai Model Primary School
Sonai MV School
Private Schools

Holy Light English School
Sonai Adarsha Vidya Niketan
Gyan Kamal Vidyalaya
Iqra Academy
Swadeshi Vidyalaya
Gyan Vikash School
Woodland English School
Pally Unnoyon Vidyalaya
A.K. Azad and F.A. Memorial School
New Millennium English School
Brighter English School
Bidya Bawan
Sonai Vidya Bhavan
Sona Vidya Peet
Sonai Navajyoti Gyanpith




Transport






= Air Port

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Kumbhirgram - Silchar Airport
IATA Code: IXS
IATA Code: IXS
Address: Silchar Airport, Kumbhirgram Airport Road, Silchar – 788109, Assam




= Rail

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No railway stations are nearby. However, Silchar Railway Station is 20 kilometres away.




= Road

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The national highway NH 306 passes through the town and connects to Mizoram State and Sonai Road.




Politics


Sonai is part of Silchar Lok Sabha constituency. It is also a part of Sonai (Vidhan Sabha constituency).




Notable people


Moinul Hoque Choudhury, Former Minister of Industrial Development, Government of India
Aminul Haque Laskar, Deputy Speaker of Assam Leglestive Assembly
Kutub Ahmed Mazumder, Former Member of Legislative Assembly




List of MLA's of Sonai


1951: Nanda Kishore Sinha, Indian National Congress
1957: Nanda Kishore Sinha, Indian National Congress
1962: Pulakeshi Singh, Indian National Congress
1967: M. M. Choudhury, Indian National Congress
1972: Nurul Haque Choudhury, Indian National Congress
1978: Altaf Hossain Mazumdar, Janata Party
1980: Nurul Haque Choudhury, Indian National Congress
1985: Abdul Rob Laskar, Indian National Congress
1991: Badrinarayan Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
1996: Anwar Hussain Laskar, Asom Gana Parishad
2001: Anwar Hussain Laskar, Samajwadi Party
2006: Kutub Ahmed Mazumder, Indian National Congress
2011: Anamul Haque, Indian National Congress
2016: Aminul Haque Laskar, Bharatiya Janata Party
2021: Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, All India United Democratic Front




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