# Sonai Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Sonai

Sonai is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,437 people in 370 households**, the 59th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,437people (2011)
- 370households
- 63.6%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sonai

Of every 100 households in Sonai in 2011, 31 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sonai · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**72%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****99%**

**73%

Television ****56%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

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

**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 Sonai?

■ Sonai · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**902

Working population ****53.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 54.6% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,162 (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 Chunar

- Bhaipur Khurd2,496 people
- Rupaidha2,473 people
- Magaraha2,451 people
- Kundadih2,445 people
- Barjiwanpur2,412 people
- Bhagauti Dei2,399 people
- Bara Goan2,388 people
- Suraha2,371 people

[All 620 villages in Chunar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sonai?2,437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonai in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sonai?63.6% (Census 2011)