# Sonahara Village, Colonelganj, Gonda (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Colonelganj, Gonda 

# Sonahara

Sonahara is a village in Colonelganj sub-district of Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,165 people in 470 households**, the 62nd largest of 387 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 3,165people (2011)
- 470households
- 70.8%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonahara

Of every 100 households in Sonahara in 2011, 12 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonahara · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****49%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**74%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**11%

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 Sonahara?

■ Sonahara · ■ Colonelganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**922

Working population ****37.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 55.8% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (11%) · **■** Household industry 155 (13%) · **■** Other work 95 (8%) · **■** Marginal 603 (51%)

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 Colonelganj

- Narayanpur Mardan3,283 people
- Gogiya3,221 people
- Singariya3,221 people
- Kadaru3,175 people
- Raipur3,096 people
- Rewari3,096 people
- Malauna3,095 people
- Dhobaha Ray3,089 people

[All 387 villages in Colonelganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gonda/colonelganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonahara?3,165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonahara in?Gonda district (Colonelganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonahara?70.8% (Census 2011)