# Sona Village, Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Kanpur, Kanpur Nagar 

# Sona

Sona is a village in Kanpur sub-district of Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,788 people in 912 households**, the 22nd largest of 252 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 4,788people (2011)
- 912households
- 68.4%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sona

Of every 100 households in Sona in 2011, 19 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sona · ■ Kanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**72%

Tap water ****14%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**28%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**87%

Use banking services ****79%**

**73%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sona?

■ Sona · ■ Kanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**885

Working population ****32.6%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 58.0% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 393 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 619 (40%) · **■** Household industry 53 (3%) · **■** Other work 220 (14%) · **■** Marginal 276 (18%)

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 Kanpur

- Salempur5,471 people
- Domanpur5,458 people
- Senpashchim Para5,113 people
- Khersa4,788 people
- Dool4,674 people
- Sidhi4,631 people
- Karbigawansadh4,523 people
- Kaindha4,484 people

[All 279 villages in Kanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-nagar/kanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sona?4,788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sona in?Kanpur Nagar district (Kanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sona?68.4% (Census 2011)