# Songawan Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Songawan

Songawan is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,188 people in 360 households**, the 32nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,188people (2011)
- 360households
- 62.6%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Songawan PIN code and other codes

Songawan falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikaria
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252460

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

## How far is Songawan from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)15 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 Songawan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Songawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karbandiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Songawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 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 Songawan

Of every 100 households in Songawan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Songawan · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****34%**

**55%

Television ****19%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Songawan?

■ Songawan · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**927

Working population ****29.1%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 52.2% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (24%) · **■** Marginal 283 (44%)

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 Sasaram

- Garara2,461 people
- Muradabad Khurd2,310 people
- Karserua2,309 people
- Kota2,303 people
- Turki2,113 people
- Mednipur2,084 people
- Murhi2,071 people
- Nekara2,056 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Songawan from Sasaram?15 km by road
- What is the population of Songawan?2,188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songawan in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Songawan?62.6% (Census 2011)