# Sonia Dakhin Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Sonia Dakhin

Sonia Dakhin is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 84 households**, the 410th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 498people (2011)
- 84households
- 81.7%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonia Dakhin

Of every 100 households in Sonia Dakhin in 2011, 22 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonia Dakhin · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****6%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**46%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Sonia Dakhin?

■ Sonia Dakhin · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1680**

**928

Working population ****53.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 72.9% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 238 (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

- Kurthia523 people
- Hajaratpur516 people
- Pakari510 people
- Rampur502 people
- Narayanpur493 people
- Ranipur472 people
- Bishunpur Ghat470 people
- Imilia460 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonia Dakhin?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonia Dakhin in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonia Dakhin?81.7% (Census 2011)