Village · Purwa, Unnao
# Soho

Soho is a village in Purwa sub-district of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,675 people in 303 households, the 71st largest of 258 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.
- 1,675 people (2011)
- 303 households
- 66.3% literacy
- 914 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soho

Of every 100 households in Soho in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soho · ■ Purwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 9%
- Toilet within the home 4% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 88%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 65% 68%
- Television 13% 14%
- Mobile phone 60% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 4% 11%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Soho?

■ Soho · ■ Purwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.3% 64.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 921
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 991 924
- Working population 20.0% 39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 57.5% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 255 (76%) · ■ Farm labourers 24 (7%) · ■ Household industry 15 (4%) · ■ Other work 14 (4%) · ■ Marginal 27 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Purwa
- Zambur Pur 1,801 people
- Kanchanpur 1,793 people
- Pipri 1,777 people
- Langarpur 1,755 people
- Mardanpur 1,668 people
- Ramavmrapur 1,638 people
- Ograpur 1,597 people
- Bhatauli 1,587 people

All 270 villages in Purwa

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Soho? 1,675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soho in? Unnao district (Purwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Soho? 66.3% (Census 2011)

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