# Sonjana Village, Mahroni, Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mahroni, Lalitpur 

# Sonjana

Sonjana is a village in Mahroni sub-district of Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **8,282 people in 1,431 households**, the 3rd largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 8,282people (2011)
- 1,431households
- 59.1%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonjana

Of every 100 households in Sonjana in 2011, 20 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sonjana · ■ Mahroni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****47%**

**70%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**22%

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 Sonjana?

■ Sonjana · ■ Mahroni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**911

Working population ****43.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 48.2% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,608 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 785 (22%) · **■** Household industry 48 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,058 (30%)

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 Mahroni

- Banpur13,343 people
- Madawra9,008 people
- Narahat8,130 people
- Saidpur6,972 people
- Kumehri6,400 people
- Gona5,355 people

[All 300 villages in Mahroni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lalitpur/mahroni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonjana?8,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonjana in?Lalitpur district (Mahroni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonjana?59.1% (Census 2011)