# Sonara Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Sonara

Sonara is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,285 people in 390 households**, the 196th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,285people (2011)
- 390households
- 68.9%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonara

Of every 100 households in Sonara in 2011, 39 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sonara · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**80%

Tap water ****46%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**46%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**84%

Television ****32%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sonara?

■ Sonara · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1139**

**928

Working population ****31.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 55.2% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (14%) · **■** Marginal 544 (75%)

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

- Baulia Raja2,326 people
- Baragadahi2,318 people
- Sonawal2,318 people
- Ratanpurawa2,290 people
- Soharauna Tiwari2,275 people
- Dubauli2,273 people
- Baragadawa Raja2,269 people
- Harpur2,266 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonara?2,285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonara in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonara?68.9% (Census 2011)