# Sonai Village, Meja, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Meja, Allahabad 

# Sonai

Sonai is a village in Meja sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,502 people in 508 households**, the 31st largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 3,502people (2011)
- 508households
- 76.3%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonai

Of every 100 households in Sonai in 2011, 52 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonai · ■ Meja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****7%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**91%

Use banking services ****91%**

**73%

Television ****40%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonai?

■ Sonai · ■ Meja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**912

Working population ****38.2%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 60.3% for women. 40% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 252 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (3%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 254 (19%) · **■** Marginal 757 (57%)

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 Meja

- Chandkhamarihia3,781 people
- Silaudhi Kala3,683 people
- Mahewa Kala Uparhar3,661 people
- Pakari Sevar Uparhar3,581 people
- Tisentulapur3,469 people
- Handia3,452 people
- Dohariya3,426 people
- Lehari3,323 people

[All 393 villages in Meja](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/meja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonai?3,502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonai in?Allahabad district (Meja sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonai?76.3% (Census 2011)