Sonapur, Assam
village in Assam, India
Sonapur is a small town located in the outskirts (20 km away) of Guwahati city in Kamrup Metropolitan district of the Indian state of Assam. Sonapur is situated beside National Highway 37 near the river Digaru, which flows into the Kalang river close to its embouchure into the Brahmaputra.
The Tiwa (Lalung), Boro, Assamese, Karbi communities form the majority in this area.
Education
Sonapur College is the premier higher educational institution of Sonapur. The North East Regional Centre of Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education is located at Tepesia Sports Complex here.
Healthcare
The District Hospital, Sonapur is situated near the NH 37 which has all the major healthcare facilities.
“Sonapur, Assam” enters the record as village in Assam, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sonapur, Assam and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7560793. Authority coordinates are 26.120, 91.980. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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