# Sona Dih Village, Sikanderpur, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikanderpur, Ballia 

# Sona Dih

Sona Dih is a village in Sikanderpur sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,998 people in 298 households**, the 53rd largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,998people (2011)
- 298households
- 58.1%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sona Dih

Of every 100 households in Sona Dih in 2011, 6 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sona Dih · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**78%

Tap water ****89%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**63%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****92%**

**78%

Television ****5%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sona Dih?

■ Sona Dih · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**903

Working population ****22.4%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 51.4% for women. 31% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (44%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (12%) · **■** Marginal 136 (30%)

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 Sikanderpur

- Ukchhi2,102 people
- Karmouta2,078 people
- Ajnera2,040 people
- Gang Kishor2,026 people
- Nanhul1,965 people
- Mahthapar1,889 people
- Ahirouli Jagir1,849 people
- Haripur1,759 people

[All 241 villages in Sikanderpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sona Dih?1,998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sona Dih in?Ballia district (Sikanderpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sona Dih?58.1% (Census 2011)