# Sofra Village, Nichlaul, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Nichlaul, Mahrajganj 

# Sofra

Sofra is a village in Nichlaul sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,018 people in 315 households**, the 91st largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 2,018people (2011)
- 315households
- 70.6%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sofra

Of every 100 households in Sofra in 2011, 25 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sofra · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****68%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**52%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**10%

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 Sofra?

■ Sofra · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**921

Working population ****39.7%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 55.9% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (6%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 460 (57%)

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 Nichlaul

- Khar Chauli2,075 people
- Madanpura2,073 people
- Rautar2,073 people
- Orwalia2,030 people
- Sanda Khurd1,978 people
- Baijnath Pur1,970 people
- Semari1,968 people
- Hargaon1,944 people

[All 314 villages in Nichlaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/nichlaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sofra?2,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sofra in?Mahrajganj district (Nichlaul sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sofra?70.6% (Census 2011)