Village · Sisai, Gumla # Songra Songra is a village in Sisai sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835224. The 2011 Census counted 1,776 people in 330 households, the 15th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 1,776 people (2011) - 330 households - 58.7% literacy - 835224 PIN code ## Songra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Songra is 835224. Songra falls in Sisai sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 835224 - Gram panchayat Padriya - Community development block Sisai - Census village code 375695 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Songra from nearby towns? - Gumla (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road - Gumla (district HQ) 28 km by road - Gumla (nearest town) 43 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Songra? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Songra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sisai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sisai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Songra known for? The main crops are rice. About 83% of the 649 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Songra Of every 100 households in Songra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Songra · ■ Sisai rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 14% - Toilet within the home 1% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 92% - Tap water 3% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 21% 45% - Television 1% 8% - Mobile phone 13% 33% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 24% 17% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Songra? ■ Songra · ■ Sisai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.7% 63.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1027 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 957 985 - Working population 49.9% 44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 49.5% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 361 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 52 (6%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 64 (7%) · ■ Marginal 404 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sisai - Kudra 2,094 people - Arko 1,990 people - Sursa 1,858 people - Sakrauli 1,820 people - Parriya 1,761 people - Nagfeni 1,700 people - Bhurso 1,585 people - Karkari 1,572 people All 88 villages in Sisai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Songra? 835224 - How far is Songra from Gumla? 28 km by road - What is the population of Songra? 1,776 (Census 2011) - Which district is Songra in? Gumla district (Sisai sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Songra? 58.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/sisai/songra-375695/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.