Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj
# Sohawal

Sohawal is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,856 people in 452 households, the 139th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 2,856 people (2011)
- 452 households
- 65.7% literacy
- 974 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sohawal

Of every 100 households in Sohawal in 2011, 24 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sohawal · ■ Maharajganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 19%
- Toilet within the home 13% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 80%
- Tap water 5% 42%
- Drinking water within premises 48% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 80% 84%
- Television 21% 20%
- Mobile phone 53% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 10% 8%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sohawal?

■ Sohawal · ■ Maharajganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 952
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 928
- Working population 27.5% 39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 51.5% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 66 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 107 (14%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 153 (19%) · ■ Marginal 451 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Maharajganj
- Jungal Jarlaha Urf Suchitpur 2,885 people
- Muhammadpur 2,876 people
- Beniganj 2,870 people
- Darauli 2,865 people
- Kotamukundpur 2,843 people
- Mangalpur Pathkauli 2,838 people
- Laxmipur 2,836 people
- Sohasabanspar 2,810 people

All 449 villages in Maharajganj

## Other places named Sohawal
- Sohawal · Sub-district, Faizabad · 385,818 people
- Sohawal · Village, Raghurajnagar, Satna · 4,027 people
- Sohawal · Village, Sohawal, Faizabad · 1,318 people
- Sohawal · Village, Dalmau, Rae Bareli · 1,070 people
- Sohawal · Village, Phulpur, Azamgarh · 917 people
- Sohawal · Village, Chainpur, Kaimur · 745 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Sohawal? 2,856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohawal in? Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohawal? 65.7% (Census 2011)

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