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Sonawau Population - Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Sonawau is a large village located in Gorakhpur Tehsil of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh with total 597 families residing. The Sonawau village has population of 3957 of which 2063 are males while 1894 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sonawau village population of children with age 0-6 is 650 which makes up 16.43 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sonawau village is 918 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Sonawau as per census is 912, higher than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Sonawau village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sonawau village was 57.09 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Sonawau Male literacy stands at 71.68 % while female literacy rate was 41.22 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sonawau village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Sonawau village.

Sonawau Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 597 - -
Population 3,957 2,063 1,894
Child (0-6) 650 340 310
Schedule Caste 1,511 793 718
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 57.09 % 71.68 % 41.22 %
Total Workers 1,458 947 511
Main Worker 681 - -
Marginal Worker 777 457 320

Caste Factor

In Sonawau village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.19 % of total population in Sonawau village. The village Sonawau currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sonawau village out of total population, 1458 were engaged in work activities. 46.71 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.29 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1458 workers engaged in Main Work, 91 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 372 were Agricultural labourer.