# Sophipur Village, Lalganj, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Lalganj, Azamgarh 

# Sophipur

Sophipur is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,502 people in 357 households**, the 51st largest of 517 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,502people (2011)
- 357households
- 71.5%literacy
- 1,101females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sophipur

Of every 100 households in Sophipur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sophipur · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****86%**

**79%

Television ****40%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

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 Sophipur?

■ Sophipur · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**913

Working population ****24.5%**

**28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 64.4% for women. 40% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (15%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 92 (15%) · **■** Marginal 302 (49%)

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 Lalganj

- Mamsirpur2,597 people
- Bahadurpur2,573 people
- Awadah Khas2,537 people
- Bara Gaon2,520 people
- Dandaval2,501 people
- Kujrao2,501 people
- Chewar Paschhim2,496 people
- Purasudi2,427 people

[All 559 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sophipur?2,502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sophipur in?Azamgarh district (Lalganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sophipur?71.5% (Census 2011)