# Songhatta Village, Koilwar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Koilwar, Bhojpur 

# Songhatta

Songhatta is a village in Koilwar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,849 people in 499 households**, the 22nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 2,849people (2011)
- 499households
- 69.8%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Songhatta PIN code and other codes

Songhatta falls in Koilwar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGidha
- Community development blockKoilwar
- Census village code246928

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

## How far is Songhatta from nearby towns?

- Koilwar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)15 km by road
- Koilwar (nearest town)6 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 Songhatta?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Songhatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Songhatta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Songhatta

Of every 100 households in Songhatta in 2011, 40 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Songhatta · ■ Koilwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**86%

Use banking services ****57%**

**62%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**21%

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 Songhatta?

■ Songhatta · ■ Koilwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**924

Working population ****27.2%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 57.2% for women. 42% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (21%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 190 (25%) · **■** Marginal 304 (39%)

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 Koilwar

- Farhangpur3,119 people
- Mokhalsa3,108 people
- Rajapur3,043 people
- Haripur2,859 people
- Gyanpur2,841 people
- Chanda2,804 people
- Mohaddi Chak2,472 people
- Bahiyara2,250 people

[All 71 villages in Koilwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/koilwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Songhatta from Arrah?15 km by road
- What is the population of Songhatta?2,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songhatta in?Bhojpur district (Koilwar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Songhatta?69.8% (Census 2011)