# Sotkheri Village, Chandpur, Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chandpur, Bijnor 

# Sotkheri

Sotkheri is a village in Chandpur sub-district of Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,832 people in 285 households**, the 101st largest of 400 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,832people (2011)
- 285households
- 65.8%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sotkheri

Of every 100 households in Sotkheri in 2011, 14 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sotkheri · ■ Chandpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**48%

Tap water ****69%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**75%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****61%**

**82%

Television ****11%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**23%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**12%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sotkheri?

■ Sotkheri · ■ Chandpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**868

Working population ****23.6%**

**29.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 63.6% for women. 46% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (16%) · **■** Marginal 39 (9%)

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 Chandpur

- Majhaula Gujar1,858 people
- Mandaura1,853 people
- Dhamdaulla1,834 people
- Rahta Billoch1,832 people
- Mundhal1,825 people
- Chhajpura1,824 people
- Rauniya1,824 people
- Kanheri1,806 people

[All 488 villages in Chandpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bijnor/chandpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sotkheri?1,832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sotkheri in?Bijnor district (Chandpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sotkheri?65.8% (Census 2011)