# Sonikpur Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Sonikpur

Sonikpur is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 125 households**, the 307th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 753people (2011)
- 125households
- 67.2%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonikpur

Of every 100 households in Sonikpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonikpur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**80%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

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

**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 Sonikpur?

■ Sonikpur · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1342**

**920

Working population ****19.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 58.0% for women. 39% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 117 (79%) · **■** Other work 22 (15%) · **■** Marginal 10 (7%)

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

- Bansgaon784 people
- Samshipur772 people
- Basupur771 people
- Mujjakirpur766 people
- Benipur Sarahara751 people
- Said Panauli749 people
- Katka743 people
- Mohammadpur743 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonikpur?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonikpur in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonikpur?67.2% (Census 2011)