Sonitpur is one of the 27 districts of Assam with head quarter at Tezpur.
It comprises of three Sub- divisions, seven
Revenue Circles , twenty five Mouzas , fourteen
Development Blocks and eleven Police Stations.
The 9-Tezpur House of People Constituency
consists of eight
Legislative
Assembly Constituencies
in Sonitpur district and 79-Bihpuria
of Lakhimpur district.
The Sonitpur District has Local Self Government in the form of
Mahkuma Parishads, Anchalik Panchayats and Gaon Panchayats
in Rural areas, Municipal Boards and Town Committees in urban
areas.
For the benefit of citizens of the District, the Revenue Branch of the
Deputy Commissioner's office, Sonitpur, has prepared a Citizens’
Charter. The
Charter mentions the various services that are rendered to the citizens by the
Revenue Branch and the 7 Circle Offices under it.
Sub-divisions are :-
| Name of Sub-Division | Head Quarter | Telephone Number |
| Tezpur (Sadar) | Tezpur | 03712-220011 (DC) |
| Biswanath | Biswanath Chariali | 03715- |
| Gohpur | Gohpur | 03715- |
| Name of Sub-division | Name of Circle | Head Quarter | Telephone Number |
| Tezpur (Sadar) | Tezpur | Tezpur | 03712-233287 |
| Dhekiajuli | Dhekiajuli | 03712-245967 | |
| Chariduar | Chariduar | 03714-234326 | |
| Naduar | Sootea | 03715-281533 | |
| Biswanath | Biswanath | Biswanath Chariali | 03715-230855 |
| Gohpur | Helem | Helem | 03715-253100 |
| Gohpur | Gohpur | 03715-243563 |
Mouzas
(Revenue Circle wise) are
| Name of Revenue Circle | Name of Mouza |
| Tezpur | Mahabhairab |
| Bhairabpad | |
| Haleswar | |
| Bihaguri | |
| Dhekiajuli | Naharbari |
| Bargung | |
| Borchala | |
| Missamari | |
| Chariduar | Garoimari |
| Balipara | |
| Bahbari | |
| Chariduar | |
| Naduar | Nagsankar |
| Murhadal | |
| Sootea | |
| Chilabandha | |
| Barbhogia | |
| Biswanath Chariali | Baghmara |
| Biswanath | |
| Sakomatha | |
| Behali | |
| Gohpur | Gohpur |
| Helem | Kalongpur |
| Brahmajan | |
| Helem |
1. Dhekiajuli Development Block , 2. Borchala Development Block
3. Gabharu Development Block 4. Bihaguri Development Block
5. Balipara Development Block 6. Rangapara Development Block
7. Naduar Development Block 8. Sootea Development Block
9. Biswanath Development Block 10. Sokomatha Development Block
11. Behali Development Block 12. Baghmara Development Block
13. Chaiduar Development
Block 14. Pub-Chaiduar Dev. Block.
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Police Stations
along with attached out-posts
are
1. Tezpur
Police Station with HQ at Tezpur Town
(with 7 attached out-posts : Mahabhairab, Borghat, Kacharigaon,
Lalmati,m Salonibari, Bebejia and Bihaguri)2. Thelamara Police Station with HQ at Thelamora
3. Dhekiajuli Police Station with HQ at Dhekiajuli Town
(with 3 attached out-posts : Singri, Rakshasmari and Borsola)
4. Misamari Police Station
5. Rangapara Police Station with HQ at Rangapara Town
(with 1 attached out-post : Chariduar)6. Jamuguri Police Station with HQ at Jamuguri
7. Sootea Police Station with HQ at Sootea
(with 1 attached beat-office : Itakhola)8. Biswanath Police Station with HQ at Biswanath Town
(with 1 attached out-post : Balisinga)9. Behali Police Station
(with 1 attached out-post : Jinjia)10. Helem Police Station
11. Gohpur Police Station with HQ at Gohpur Town
(with 2 atached out-posts : Hawajan and Ghahigaon)
9-Tezpur House of People
Constituency consists of 9
Legislative Assembly Segments.
The Legislative
Assembly Segments are
-
71-Dhekiajuli, 72-Borchalla, 73-Tezpur, 74-Rangapara,
75-Sootea,
76-Biswanath,
77-Behali, 78-Gohpur & 79-Bihpuria.
Name
of present Member of Parliament- Shri Moni Kumar Subba.
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Names of Member of Legislative Assembly(MLA):
1. Rangapara Sri Abhijit Hazarika (BJP)
2. Dhekiajuli Sri Joseph Toppo (AGP)
3. Tezpur Sri Brindaban Goswami(AGP)
4. Sootea Sri Padma Hazarika (AGP)
5. Biswanath Sri N. Sarkar (INC)
6. Behali Sri Ranjit Dutta (BJP)
7. Gohpur Sri Ripun Bora (INC)
8. Borchala
Sri Tanka Bahadur Rai(INC)
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Local Self Government (Panchayati Raj)
Tezpur and Dhekiajuli have Municipal Boards.
Tezpur MB comprises of 19 wards.
Dhekiajuli MB comprises of 10 wards.
Rangapara, Biswanath Chariali and Gohpur have Town Committees.
Rangapara TC comprises of 4 wards.
Biswanath Chariali TC comprises of 4 wards.
Gohpur TC comprises of 6 wards
There is a three-tier local self-government with Zilla Parishad at Tezpur
There are fourteen Anchalik Panchayats in the district and they are:
1. Dhekiajuli Anchalik Panchayat comprises of 18 Gaon Panchayats.
2. Borchala Anchalik Panchayat comprises of 11 Gaon Panchayats .
3. Gabharu Anchalik Panchayat comprises of 8 Gaon Panchayats.
4. Bihaguri Anchalik Panchayat comprises of 9 Gaon Panchayats.
5. Balipara Anchalik Panchayat comprises of 18 Gaon Panchayats.
6. Rangapara Anchalik Panchayat comprises of 8 Gaon Panchayats .
7. Naduar Anchalik Panchayat comprising of 10 Gaon Panchayats.
8. Sootea Anchalik Panchayat
comprises of 10 Gaon Panchayats.
9. Biswanath Anchalik Panchayat
comprises of 7 Gaon Panchayats
10.Sakomotha Anchalik Panchayat comprises of 8 Gaon
Panchayats.11. Behali Anchalik Panchayat comprises of 10 Gaon Panchayats.
12.Baghmora Anchalik Panchayat comprises of 7 Gaon
Panchayats.
13. Chaiduar Anchalik Panchayat (comprises of 17 Gaon Panchayats.
14. Pub-Chaiduar Anchalik Panchayat (comprises
of 18 Gaon
Panchayats.
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