# Sonaura Buzurg, Campierganj, Gorakhpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Campierganj, Gorakhpur 

# Sonaura Buzurg

Sonaura Buzurg is a village in [Campierganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/campierganj/) sub-district of [Gorakhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **5,990 people in 1,010 households**, the 8th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 5,990people (2011)
- 1,010households
- 69.2%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonaura Buzurg

Of every 100 households in Sonaura Buzurg in 2011, 29 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonaura Buzurg · ■ Campierganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****11%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****80%**

**78%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

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 Sonaura Buzurg?

■ Sonaura Buzurg · ■ Campierganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**924

Working population ****35.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 54.2% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 537 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (9%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 255 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,105 (52%)

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 Campierganj

- Indarpur6,647 people
- Loharpurwa6,351 people
- Mohammadpur Urf Jangal Babhan6,203 people
- Chaumukha6,193 people
- Thakur Nagar5,669 people
- Rajpur5,620 people
- Sarpatah5,366 people
- Jangal Agahi5,293 people

[All 217 villages in Campierganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/campierganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonaura Buzurg?5,990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonaura Buzurg in?Gorakhpur district (Campierganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonaura Buzurg?69.2% (Census 2011)