# Paliya Sofi Ganj Village, Mehnagar, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mehnagar, Azamgarh 

# Paliya Sofi Ganj

Paliya Sofi Ganj is a village in Mehnagar sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,437 people in 216 households**, the 96th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,437people (2011)
- 216households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,116females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paliya Sofi Ganj

Of every 100 households in Paliya Sofi Ganj in 2011, 18 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Paliya Sofi Ganj · ■ Mehnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****26%**

**14%

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

**44%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**81%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

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

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Paliya Sofi Ganj?

■ Paliya Sofi Ganj · ■ Mehnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**916

Working population ****22.3%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 55.8% for women. 39% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (44%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (12%) · **■** Marginal 76 (24%)

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 Mehnagar

- Bahorikpur1,492 people
- Finihini1,488 people
- Roshanpur1,483 people
- Haraura1,463 people
- Muzaffarpur1,421 people
- Ramgarh1,390 people
- Kusmulia1,385 people
- Dewakali1,367 people

[All 327 villages in Mehnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/mehnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paliya Sofi Ganj?1,437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paliya Sofi Ganj in?Azamgarh district (Mehnagar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paliya Sofi Ganj?69.1% (Census 2011)