Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur
# Sohansa

Sohansa is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 5,173 people in 706 households, the 8th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.
- 5,173 people (2011)
- 706 households
- 66.3% literacy
- 1,013 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sohansa

Of every 100 households in Sohansa in 2011, 15 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sohansa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average
- Electricity for lighting 15% 20%
- Toilet within the home 21% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 85%
- Tap water 14% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 95%
- Use banking services 87% 84%
- Television 34% 28%
- Mobile phone 77% 75%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 22% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 3% 6%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sohansa?

■ Sohansa · ■ Machhlishahr rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.3% 70.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1013 1046
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 935 924
- Working population 36.5% 33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 52.7% for women. 44% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 714 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 634 (34%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 137 (7%) · ■ Marginal 391 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Machhlishahr
- Babhaniyawan 5,971 people
- Faridabad 5,617 people
- Mathura 5,514 people
- Goraiyadih 5,296 people
- Bhatahar 4,919 people
- Semari 4,764 people
- Parahit 4,651 people
- Thaloie 4,650 people

All 513 villages in Machhlishahr

## Other places named Sohansa
- Sohansa · Village, Paroo, Muzaffarpur · 2,003 people
- Sohansa · Village, Rudauli, Faizabad · 1,096 people
- Sohansa · Village, Ramsanehighat, Bara Banki · 515 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Sohansa? 5,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohansa in? Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohansa? 66.3% (Census 2011)

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