# Songar Village, Morwa, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Morwa, Samastipur 

# Songar

Songar is a village in Morwa sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848122**. The 2011 Census counted **5,109 people in 1,000 households**, the 12th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 5,109people (2011)
- 1,000households
- 56.9%literacy
- 848122PIN code

## Songar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Songar is 848122.** Songar falls in Morwa sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848122
- Gram panchayatSongar
- Community development blockMorwa
- Census village code236715

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

## How far is Songar from nearby towns?

- Morwa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)17 km by road
- Samsatipur (nearest town)17 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 Songar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Songar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 73% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Songar

Of every 100 households in Songar in 2011, 11 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Songar · ■ Morwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**40%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**47%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Songar?

■ Songar · ■ Morwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**923

Working population ****26.9%**

**28.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 44.9% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 397 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 701 (51%) · **■** Other work 67 (5%) · **■** Marginal 211 (15%)

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 Morwa

- Gunai Basti6,710 people
- Banbira6,224 people
- Kesho Naraenpur5,850 people
- Larua5,511 people
- Indar Wara4,405 people
- Mahmudpur4,283 people
- Jitwarpur Bhuskhara4,105 people
- Nikaspur3,781 people

[All 61 villages in Morwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/morwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Songar?848122
- How far is Songar from Samastipur?17 km by road
- What is the population of Songar?5,109 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songar in?Samastipur district (Morwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Songar?56.9% (Census 2011)
