Municipality · Subarnapur district
Sonapur
Sonapur is a municipality, governed by an elected municipal council, in Subarnapur district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 20,770 people in 4,845 households, up 18.4% from 17,540 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 20,770
- Literacy
- 88.5%
- Area
- 15.13 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 15
- Sub-district
- Sonapur
- LGD body code
- 250550
People and work in Sonapur
- Population
- 20,770
- 10,709 male · 10,061 female
- Households
- 4,845
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.5%
- men 94.0% · women 82.6%above urban Subarnapur (83.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 939
- about the same as urban Subarnapur (945)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 916
- People per km²
- 1,373
- Scheduled Castes
- 5,435 (26.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 542 (2.6%)
What the 7,120 workers did
- Cultivators122 (1.7%)
- Agricultural labourers129 (1.8%)
- Household industry470 (6.6%)
- Other work5,671 (79.6%)
- Marginal workers728 (10.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1901
Census counts for each decade in which Sonapur was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 15.13 km²
- Population class
- Class III
- Community development block
- Sabarnapur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,553.58 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 45°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 280 km by road
- District headquarters
- In the town
- Nearest railway station
- Balangir, 50 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 180 km
- Roads
- 38 km pucca, 50 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 3,044
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 10 (10 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 4 (4 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 7 (2 government, 5 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 3 (1 government, 2 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 169 beds
- Nursing homes
- 1
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- TB clinics
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 15
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 5
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 2
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 2
- Stadiums
- 1
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Subarnapur
See also: Sonapur sub-district · People of Subarnapur district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Sonapur as a municipality (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.