# Sofipur Village, Nizamabad, Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nizamabad, Azamgarh 

# Sofipur

Sofipur is a village in Nizamabad sub-district of Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,527 people in 217 households**, the 122nd largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,527people (2011)
- 217households
- 69.9%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sofipur

Of every 100 households in Sofipur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sofipur · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**26%

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

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**78%

Television ****13%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

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 Sofipur?

■ Sofipur · ■ Nizamabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**918

Working population ****34.6%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 53.5% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (9%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 66 (12%) · **■** Marginal 227 (43%)

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 Nizamabad

- Meerpur1,571 people
- Chakia Dube Rampur1,563 people
- Vaghaur Inampur1,546 people
- Uttar Gaona1,530 people
- Khrati1,523 people
- Lachhehara1,497 people
- Kharchalpur1,492 people
- Barikhas1,491 people

[All 563 villages in Nizamabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/nizamabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sofipur?1,527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sofipur in?Azamgarh district (Nizamabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sofipur?69.9% (Census 2011)