# Sonahita Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Sonahita

Sonahita is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,924 people in 479 households**, the 47th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 2,924people (2011)
- 479households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,148females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonahita

Of every 100 households in Sonahita in 2011, 28 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonahita · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**95%

Use banking services ****89%**

**84%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

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 Sonahita?

■ Sonahita · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1148**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**924

Working population ****38.7%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 59.9% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 201 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 97 (9%) · **■** Other work 117 (10%) · **■** Marginal 698 (62%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Sarai Yusuf3,028 people
- Sata Hariya3,015 people
- Kandhapur2,961 people
- Gauhani2,957 people
- Sajai Kalan Khurd2,910 people
- Semraho2,853 people
- Sultanpur2,832 people
- Naraindih2,827 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonahita?2,924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonahita in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonahita?72.2% (Census 2011)