# Soniyana Village, Gairsain, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Soniyana

Soniyana is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 81 households**, the 69th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 333people (2011)
- 81households
- 85.8%literacy
- 1,176females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soniyana

Of every 100 households in Soniyana in 2011, 91 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soniyana · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**46%

Tap water ****95%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**79%

Use banking services ****87%**

**93%

Television ****73%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**21%

Own their home ****78%**

**91%

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 Soniyana?

■ Soniyana · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1176**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**920

Working population ****45.9%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 81.9% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (39%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 52 (34%) · **■** Marginal 35 (23%)

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 Gairsain

- Kushrani Malli347 people
- Sugar347 people
- Pungaon343 people
- Patal Chaura341 people
- Khal Kumkhori331 people
- Pajyana Malla327 people
- Dhargair325 people
- Divadhar322 people

[All 234 villages in Gairsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/gairsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soniyana?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soniyana in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Soniyana?85.8% (Census 2011)