# Sona Village, Saidpur, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Saidpur, Ghazipur 

# Sona

Sona is a village in Saidpur sub-district of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,543 people in 518 households**, the 15th largest of 582 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 3,543people (2011)
- 518households
- 67.3%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sona

Of every 100 households in Sona in 2011, 16 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sona · ■ Saidpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**84%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**32%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****89%**

**79%

Television ****19%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

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 Sona?

■ Sona · ■ Saidpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**896

Working population ****28.9%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 56.6% for women. 39% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 440 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 248 (24%) · **■** Marginal 280 (27%)

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 Saidpur

- Baraganw4,281 people
- Paharpur Kala4,008 people
- Hathora3,824 people
- Mangari3,766 people
- Nayakdih3,535 people
- Chilar3,468 people
- Kusumi Khurd3,467 people
- Baheri3,338 people

[All 646 villages in Saidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ghazipur/saidpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sona?3,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sona in?Ghazipur district (Saidpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sona?67.3% (Census 2011)