Village · Nilambazar, Karimganj # Sonatola Sonatola is a village in Nilambazar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted 4,259 people in 742 households, the 5th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%. - 4,259 people (2011) - 742 households - 68.8% literacy - 987 females per 1,000 males ## Sonatola PIN code and other codes Sonatola falls in Nilambazar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam. - Community development block Patharkandi - Census village code 300395 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sonatola from nearby towns? - Karimganj (district HQ) 28 km by road - Karimganj (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sonatola? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sonatola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nilambazar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nilambazar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Karimganj - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sonatola known for? The main crops are paddy. About 44% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sonatola Of every 100 households in Sonatola in 2011, 7 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonatola · ■ Nilambazar rural average - Electricity for lighting 7% 19% - Toilet within the home 87% 93% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 5% - Tap water 2% 8% - Drinking water within premises 3% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 12% 29% - Television 1% 7% - Mobile phone 34% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 50% 49% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sonatola? ■ Sonatola · ■ Nilambazar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 75.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 949 970 - Working population 29.3% 31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 59.8% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 300 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 206 (16%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 328 (26%) · ■ Marginal 406 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nilambazar - Mahamadpur Pt I 5,146 people - Ishwarshree 4,591 people - Baniargool 4,495 people - Baleswar 4,359 people - Eraligool West Land Grant 3,887 people - Uttarbandarkona Pt II 3,818 people - Alamkhani Pt III 3,701 people - Rauthgram Pt II 3,653 people All 180 villages in Nilambazar ## Quick answers - How far is Sonatola from Karimganj? 28 km by road - What is the population of Sonatola? 4,259 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonatola in? Karimganj district (Nilambazar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Sonatola? 68.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/sonatola-300395/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.