# Songkin Village, Miao, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Miao, Changlang 

# Songkin

Songkin is a village in Miao sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 43 households**, the 25th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 247people (2011)
- 43households
- 83.3%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Songkin PIN code and other codes

Songkin falls in Miao sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhagam
- Census village code264277

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Songkin from nearby towns?

- Miao Khagam Cd Block (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)110 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Songkin?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Songkin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Miao
- ○Degree college10+ km · Margherita
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balinong
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Songkin known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and tea**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Songkin

Of every 100 households in Songkin in 2011, 85 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Songkin · ■ Miao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**40%

Tap water ****22%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**76%

Use banking services ****0%**

**22%

Television ****5%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Songkin?

■ Songkin · ■ Miao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**974

Working population ****30.4%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 79.6% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (19%) · **■** Marginal 56 (75%)

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 Miao

- Phaniyak280 people
- New Yumchum265 people
- Songkin II265 people
- Sikao247 people
- Namphai Singpho223 people
- Brajapur216 people
- Nayang213 people
- Khagam Singpho203 people

[All 47 villages in Miao](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/miao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Songkin from Changlang?110 km by road
- What is the population of Songkin?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songkin in?Changlang district (Miao sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Songkin?83.3% (Census 2011)