# Sohipur Village, Bikapur, Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bikapur, Faizabad 

# Sohipur

Sohipur is a village in Bikapur sub-district of Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,257 people in 555 households**, the 24th largest of 339 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 3,257people (2011)
- 555households
- 69.5%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sohipur

Of every 100 households in Sohipur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sohipur · ■ Bikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**17%

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

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****62%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**46%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**86%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**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 Sohipur?

■ Sohipur · ■ Bikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**919

Working population ****42.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 58.9% for women. 49% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (4%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,164 (84%)

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 Bikapur

- Johan3,534 people
- Barawan3,485 people
- Salahipur3,415 people
- Sonauragaupur3,362 people
- Tultabad Bachhauli3,221 people
- Kauro Ragho Pur3,159 people
- Bela Gara3,141 people
- Askaranpur3,139 people

[All 340 villages in Bikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/faizabad/bikapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sohipur?3,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohipur in?Faizabad district (Bikapur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohipur?69.5% (Census 2011)