# Songarha Ganeshpur Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/songarha-ganeshpur/ Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Songarha Ganeshpur Songarha Ganeshpur is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **276 people in 62 households**, the 59th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 276people (2011) - 62households - 12.6%literacy - 1,060females per 1,000 males ## Songarha Ganeshpur PIN code and other codes Songarha Ganeshpur falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGaneshpur - Community development blockKrityanand Nagar - Census village code223408 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Songarha Ganeshpur from nearby towns? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)21 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)21 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 Songarha Ganeshpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Songarha Ganeshpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Songarha Ganeshpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Songarha Ganeshpur Of every 100 households in Songarha Ganeshpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Songarha Ganeshpur · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **16% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****2%** **28% Television ****0%** **10% Mobile phone ****0%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **33% Own their home ****100%** **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 Songarha Ganeshpur? ■ Songarha Ganeshpur · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****12.6%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1556** **955 Working population ****60.9%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 15.0% for men and 10.0% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 167 (99%) 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 Krityanand Nagar - Gangaili Khem Chand Milik329 people - Ashraf Nagar323 people - Rahua Milik320 people - Satkodaria Milik Pandubhag280 people - Arazi Satkodaria217 people - Satkodaria MilikChakardharilal212 people - Pothia Milik140 people - Jotlakhai Milik117 people [All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Songarha Ganeshpur from Purnia?21 km by road - What is the population of Songarha Ganeshpur?276 (Census 2011) - Which district is Songarha Ganeshpur in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Songarha Ganeshpur?12.6% (Census 2011)