# Sonchiraia Village, Pharenda, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Pharenda, Mahrajganj 

# Sonchiraia

Sonchiraia is a village in Pharenda sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,211 people in 362 households**, the 83rd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 2,211people (2011)
- 362households
- 62.9%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonchiraia

Of every 100 households in Sonchiraia in 2011, 32 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sonchiraia · ■ Pharenda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**43%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**85%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sonchiraia?

■ Sonchiraia · ■ Pharenda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**941

Working population ****30.8%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 51.6% for women. 35% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 576 (84%)

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 Pharenda

- Kharharwa2,307 people
- Bankati2,299 people
- Talhi2,291 people
- Pipra Mauni2,261 people
- Khajuria2,192 people
- Jhamar2,167 people
- Pipra Khalli2,083 people
- Khurrampur2,062 people

[All 233 villages in Pharenda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/pharenda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonchiraia?2,211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonchiraia in?Mahrajganj district (Pharenda sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonchiraia?62.9% (Census 2011)