Sonatala is an Upazila of Bogra District

Bogra District

Bogra is a northern district of Bangladesh, in the Rajshahi Division. It is called the gateway to the north Bengal. It is an industrial city where many small and mid sized industries are housed. Bogra district was a part of the ancient Pundravardhana territory and Bogra was the capital of...

 in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. An administrative thana

Administrative divisions of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is divided as follows#divisions 7 #districts 64 #subdistricts #Union ParishadsDhaka City has 90 wards and 725 mahallas.-Former regions:...

 was founded at Sonatala in 1981 and upgraded as Upazila in 1984.

Geography

Sonatala is located at 25.0333°N 89.4917°E . It has 27170 units of house hold and a total area of 132.64 km² (approximately).

Colleges

• Gov.Nazir Akhter College
• Balua Hat Dgree College
• Dr.Enamul Hoque College
• Bagum Fazilatunnasa Mujib Mohila College

High Schools

• Sonatola Pilot (Model) High School (Estd.1908)
• Sonatola Pilot Girl's High School
• Enayet Ali High School
• Korpur High School
• Moihicharan High School
• Shekhahati United High School
• Shukhan Pukur High School (Estd. 1914)
• Sukhan Pukur Gils' High School
• Shobush Shathi Pripratory(Kagi)High School (Estd.1989)
• Baluahat High School
• Rabia Rahaman Girl's High School
• TM Mamorial Academi School

Madrasas

• Sonatola Fazil(Degree) Madrasah
• Jahanabad Alim (intermediate) Madrasah
• Sayed Ahmed Alim (intermediate) Madrasah

Famous Markets (Hat)

• Sonatola Hat
• Balua Hat
• Boria Hat(Tamjid)
• Chorpara Hat
• Karamja Hat
• Sayed Ahmed College Hat
• Horikhali Hat

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Sonatala has a population of 146028. Males constitute are 50.63% of the population, and females 49.37%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 69297. Sonatala has an average literacy rate of 26.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Unions

There are 7 union councils in this upazila. These are-

• Sonatala Sadar
• Balua
• Digdair
• Jorgachha
• Madhupur
• Pakulla
• Tekani Chukainagar