Sonepur or Subarnapur(Oriya: ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣପୁର)

Sonepur District
Sonepur District (Oriya: ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା)

It is also called Sonapur District or Subarnapur District. It is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Sonepur is the district headquarters. Many local people use to call the people of Sonepur region as Sonepuria. This district earned the name “Subarnapur” during the time of Somavamsi ruler.

History

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Subarnapur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 19 districts in Odisha currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Census Report

According to the 2011 census Subarnapur district has a population of 652,107. This gives it a ranking of 512th in India (out of a total of 640).This district has a population density of 279 inhabitants per square kilometre (720 /sq mi). It's population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.35 %. Subarnapur has a sex ratio of 959 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 74.42 %.