# Sophigarh Village, Burhanpur, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Burhanpur, Azamgarh 

# Sophigarh

Sophigarh is a village in Burhanpur sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **868 people in 140 households**, the 197th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 868people (2011)
- 140households
- 64.6%literacy
- 1,087females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sophigarh

Of every 100 households in Sophigarh in 2011, 14 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sophigarh · ■ Burhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**85%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sophigarh?

■ Sophigarh · ■ Burhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**920

Working population ****22.7%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 52.0% for women. 30% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (41%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (13%) · **■** Marginal 27 (14%)

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 Burhanpur

- Chisti Pur884 people
- Dahi880 people
- Bemudih Kishundevpur871 people
- Sahuwal871 people
- Kotha Mt.Bhatauli860 people
- Jairampur854 people
- Margubpur853 people
- Bhatpurwa Patkhauli845 people

[All 489 villages in Burhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/burhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sophigarh?868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sophigarh in?Azamgarh district (Burhanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sophigarh?64.6% (Census 2011)