# Sonai Village, Karchhana, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Karchhana, Allahabad 

# Sonai

Sonai is a village in Karchhana sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,330 people in 581 households**, the 46th largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 3,330people (2011)
- 581households
- 68.2%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonai

Of every 100 households in Sonai in 2011, 30 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonai · ■ Karchhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**79%

Tap water ****16%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**86%

Use banking services ****68%**

**69%

Television ****28%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sonai?

■ Sonai · ■ Karchhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**926

Working population ****31.3%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 54.5% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 137 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (23%) · **■** Household industry 73 (7%) · **■** Other work 160 (15%) · **■** Marginal 430 (41%)

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 Karchhana

- Pawar3,394 people
- Marauka Uparhar3,382 people
- Nibi Taluka Khurd3,360 people
- Sadwa Kalan3,332 people
- Newada Samogar3,301 people
- Mahuwari3,289 people
- Kukudhi3,260 people
- Chak Ghashyamdas3,125 people

[All 333 villages in Karchhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/karchhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonai?3,330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonai in?Allahabad district (Karchhana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonai?68.2% (Census 2011)