# Sonara Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Sonara

Sonara is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,020 people in 151 households**, the 242nd largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,020people (2011)
- 151households
- 64.4%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonara

Of every 100 households in Sonara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonara · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****41%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**45%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**80%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Sonara?

■ Sonara · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**920

Working population ****45.6%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 54.1% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 178 (38%)

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 Shahganj

- Sarpatha1,046 people
- Gurdauli1,029 people
- Khanpur1,026 people
- Kadirpur1,021 people
- Jamdamipur1,015 people
- Bheurha Kalan1,007 people
- Newada1,003 people
- Chakshah Gayas998 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonara?1,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonara in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonara?64.4% (Census 2011)