# Songra Village, Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Songra

Songra is a village in Bandgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **586 people in 120 households**, the 40th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 586people (2011)
- 120households
- 41.1%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Songra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Songra is 835216.** Songra falls in Bandgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatChampada
- Community development blockBandgaon
- Census village code377175

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

## How far is Songra from nearby towns?

- Bandgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)70 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)40 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 Songra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Songra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bandgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakhadharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Songra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Songra

Of every 100 households in Songra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Songra · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****83%**

**49%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****55%**

**37%

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 Songra?

■ Songra · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**994

Working population ****47.8%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 24.8% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 259 (92%)

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 Bandgaon

- Bara Damudih685 people
- Pongra654 people
- Dinasarai629 people
- Rajaparam608 people
- Chhota Damudih582 people
- Dhadkidih580 people
- Parsabahal572 people
- Karanjo565 people

[All 216 villages in Bandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Songra?835216
- How far is Songra from Chaibasa?70 km by road
- What is the population of Songra?586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songra in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Bandgaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Songra?41.1% (Census 2011)