# Sohgaura Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Sohgaura

Sohgaura is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,505 people in 371 households**, the 168th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,505people (2011)
- 371households
- 62.8%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sohgaura

Of every 100 households in Sohgaura in 2011, 5 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sohgaura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****85%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Sohgaura?

■ Sohgaura · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**928

Working population ****34.0%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 46.4% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 697 (82%)

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 Maharajganj

- Kuinya2,557 people
- Matihania Chaudhari2,553 people
- Mohiuddinpur2,537 people
- Nanda Bhar2,530 people
- Beltikara2,500 people
- Chauparia2,493 people
- Bharawalia2,482 people
- Gangarai2,475 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sohgaura?2,505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohgaura in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sohgaura?62.8% (Census 2011)