# Sonava Village, Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow 

# Sonava

Sonava is a village in Bakshi Ka Talab sub-district of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,596 people in 302 households**, the 61st largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 1,596people (2011)
- 302households
- 76.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonava

Of every 100 households in Sonava in 2011, 48 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonava · ■ Bakshi Ka Talab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**83%

Use banking services ****90%**

**77%

Television ****36%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sonava?

■ Sonava · ■ Bakshi Ka Talab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1319**

**905

Working population ****27.6%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 68.1% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (9%) · **■** Household industry 35 (8%) · **■** Other work 99 (22%) · **■** Marginal 220 (50%)

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 Bakshi Ka Talab

- Fatehpur Khamrai1,633 people
- Misripur1,619 people
- Mohmmadpur Majara1,607 people
- Barakhempur1,600 people
- Parsahia1,582 people
- Karaundi1,567 people
- Chanda Coder1,566 people
- Singhamau1,548 people

[All 186 villages in Bakshi Ka Talab](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/bakshi-ka-talab/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonava?1,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonava in?Lucknow district (Bakshi Ka Talab sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonava?76.3% (Census 2011)