Sonatala Upazila has a total area of 156.75 square kilometres (60.52 sq mi).

[5][6] Goborchapa Beel According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Sonatola Upazila had 48,569 households and a population of 186,778.

Sonatola had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.19%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1023 females per 1000 males.

[1] Rail stations Sayeed Ahmed College, Bhelurpara, and Sonatala are on the branch line connecting Santahar and Kaunia.

In July 2014 they were served by six or eight intercity and six mail trains a day.