# Sonwani Village, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mohammadabad, Ghazipur 

# Sonwani

Sonwani is a village in Mohammadabad sub-district of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,564 people in 361 households**, the 69th largest of 833 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 2,564people (2011)
- 361households
- 79.4%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonwani

Of every 100 households in Sonwani in 2011, 2 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonwani · ■ Mohammadabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**94%

Use banking services ****86%**

**79%

Television ****4%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sonwani?

■ Sonwani · ■ Mohammadabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**928

Working population ****29.6%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 68.0% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (34%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 242 (32%) · **■** Marginal 68 (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 Mohammadabad

- Kamu Pur2,631 people
- Kathut2,598 people
- Firozpur Kalan2,584 people
- Adelabad2,577 people
- Mahuwari Khas2,516 people
- Dudhaura2,511 people
- Trawn2,510 people
- Loharpur2,498 people

[All 1,134 villages in Mohammadabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/mohammadabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonwani?2,564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonwani in?Ghazipur district (Mohammadabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonwani?79.4% (Census 2011)