# Sounek Village, Jalalabad, Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Jalalabad, Shahjahanpur 

# Sounek

Sounek is a village in Jalalabad sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,241 people in 173 households**, the 158th largest of 374 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%.

- 1,241people (2011)
- 173households
- 61.5%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sounek

Of every 100 households in Sounek in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sounek · ■ Jalalabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****34%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**66%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**55%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sounek?

■ Sounek · ■ Jalalabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**53.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**839

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**907

Working population ****25.2%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 48.1% for women. 46% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (15%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Jalalabad

- Auranga Bad1,260 people
- Sathri1,255 people
- Andhi Dhehi1,251 people
- Mau Rasoolpur1,243 people
- Allahganj1,239 people
- Tihar1,224 people
- Gokul Nagla1,222 people
- Lahsari1,207 people

[All 447 villages in Jalalabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/jalalabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sounek?1,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sounek in?Shahjahanpur district (Jalalabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sounek?61.5% (Census 2011)