# Soraon Village, Handia, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Handia, Allahabad 

# Soraon

Soraon is a village in Handia sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,171 people in 1,048 households**, the 11th largest of 609 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 6,171people (2011)
- 1,048households
- 69.0%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soraon

Of every 100 households in Soraon in 2011, 21 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Soraon · ■ Handia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****32%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****66%**

**73%

Television ****28%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Soraon?

■ Soraon · ■ Handia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**889

Working population ****32.5%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 56.1% for women. 39% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 542 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (8%) · **■** Household industry 230 (11%) · **■** Other work 242 (12%) · **■** Marginal 839 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Handia

- Janghai6,781 people
- Chhatauna6,743 people
- Kiraon6,707 people
- Barethi6,487 people
- Jalalpur Kasba5,986 people
- Nadula5,969 people
- Ara Kalan5,804 people
- Jagua Sodha5,559 people

[All 625 villages in Handia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/handia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soraon?6,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soraon in?Allahabad district (Handia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Soraon?69.0% (Census 2011)