# Sorha Village, Meerganj, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Meerganj, Bareilly 

# Sorha

Sorha is a village in Meerganj sub-district of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,408 people in 887 households**, the 7th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 5,408people (2011)
- 887households
- 46.6%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sorha

Of every 100 households in Sorha in 2011, 13 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sorha · ■ Meerganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**52%

Tap water ****2%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**70%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sorha?

■ Sorha · ■ Meerganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**917

Working population ****35.4%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 29.7% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (17%) · **■** Household industry 618 (32%) · **■** Other work 517 (27%) · **■** Marginal 202 (11%)

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 Meerganj

- Sidhauli7,320 people
- Agras6,867 people
- Jaferpur6,264 people
- Saijana5,521 people
- Kurtara5,141 people
- Churai Dalpatpur5,114 people
- Ghatgaon4,683 people
- Chakdaha Bhagautipur4,577 people

[All 244 villages in Meerganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bareilly/meerganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sorha?5,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sorha in?Bareilly district (Meerganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sorha?46.6% (Census 2011)