# Sonawal Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Sonawal

Sonawal is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,318 people in 406 households**, the 194th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,318people (2011)
- 406households
- 64.7%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonawal

Of every 100 households in Sonawal in 2011, 16 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonawal · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**80%

Tap water ****96%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**46%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Sonawal?

■ Sonawal · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**928

Working population ****26.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 47.5% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (10%) · **■** Marginal 546 (89%)

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

- Shitalapur2,330 people
- Baulia Babu2,326 people
- Baulia Raja2,326 people
- Baragadahi2,318 people
- Ratanpurawa2,290 people
- Sonara2,285 people
- Soharauna Tiwari2,275 people
- Dubauli2,273 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonawal?2,318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonawal in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonawal?64.7% (Census 2011)