Sonitpur

This page provides an overview of Sonitpur: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

9,446,705
Population
1,924,323
Households
956
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
57.18%
Approx. literacy

Sonitpur has an aggregated population of 9,446,705. Approximately 40.74% live in rural areas (3,848,220) and 3.68% live in urban areas (347,690).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,848,220 3
Biswanath 1,020,727 381
Chariduar 1,012,854 334
Dhekiajuli (Pt) 1,388,475 388
Gohpur 357,452 234
Helem 427,926 226
Na-Duar 647,460 203
Tezpur 743,591 131

Population summary

Sonitpur has a population of 9,446,705 (4,830,601 males and 4,616,104 females). The sex ratio is about 956 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population9,446,705
Male4,830,601
Female4,616,104
Rural population3,848,220 (40.74%)
Urban population347,690 (3.68%)
Households1,924,323

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 57.18%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,402,027
Total illiterates4,044,678

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 531,212 (5.62%). ST: 1,157,173 (12.25%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC531,2125.62%
ST1,157,17312.25%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,372,412 (14.53%). Workers: 3,790,900 (40.13%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,372,41214.53%
Total workers3,790,90040.13%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Sonitpur 1,924,110
Sonitpur 1,750,265
Dhekiajuli (Pt) 470,018
Dhekiajuli (Pt) 448,439
Biswanath 346,624
Chariduar 343,749
Biswanath 327,479
Chariduar 325,356
Tezpur 282,032
Na-Duar 215,820