Sonama Rural Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 43,082, comprising 21,922 males (50.9%) and 21,160 females (49.1%), with a literacy rate of 56.14%. Spanning 57.77 square kilometers, Sonama Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 746 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Sonama has 21 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 17 are public. The breakdown includes 20 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Saraswati Janata Secondary School, Janata Ni Secondary School Kheshraha, Janata Secondary School Sonama-7, Sundarpur, Newalal Rastriya Adharabhut School, and Shree Ne. Ra. Ra. Secondary School Sukhchaina Singhasani.