# Sonawar Village, Chakia, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chakia, Chandauli 

# Sonawar

Sonawar is a village in Chakia sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,127 people in 338 households**, the 29th largest of 531 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 2,127people (2011)
- 338households
- 56.5%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonawar

Of every 100 households in Sonawar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonawar · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**80%

Television ****13%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

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 Sonawar?

■ Sonawar · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**924

Working population ****41.6%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 44.9% for women. 46% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (3%) · **■** Marginal 768 (87%)

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 Chakia

- Sonhul2,224 people
- Ekauna2,223 people
- Amara2,189 people
- Dumari2,133 people
- Garala2,080 people
- Amarasipur2,055 people
- Pitpur2,042 people
- Jenguri1,985 people

[All 623 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonawar?2,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonawar in?Chandauli district (Chakia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonawar?56.5% (Census 2011)