# Soraon Village, Gauriganj, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gauriganj, Sultanpur 

# Soraon

Soraon is a village in Gauriganj sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 193 households**, the 122nd largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,258people (2011)
- 193households
- 71.2%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soraon

Of every 100 households in Soraon in 2011, 13 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soraon · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**28%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****28%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**36%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****81%**

**83%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

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 Soraon?

■ Soraon · ■ Gauriganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**64.6%

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

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**933

Working population ****59.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 648 (87%)

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 Gauriganj

- Achal Pur1,279 people
- Richhaura1,275 people
- Heruwa1,274 people
- Rajapur Kauhar1,274 people
- Naupur1,249 people
- Tikra1,244 people
- Bhawanigarh1,227 people
- Babupur1,226 people

[All 259 villages in Gauriganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sultanpur/gauriganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soraon?1,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soraon in?Sultanpur district (Gauriganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Soraon?71.2% (Census 2011)