# Songaon Village, Anjangaon Surji, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/anjangaon-surji/songaon/ Village · Anjangaon Surji, Amravati # Songaon Songaon is a village in Anjangaon Surji sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 171 households**, the 43rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%. - 707people (2011) - 171households - 84.3%literacy - 1,026females per 1,000 males ## Songaon PIN code and other codes Songaon falls in Anjangaon Surji sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAnjangaon Surji - Census village code531809 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Songaon from nearby towns? - Anjangaon Surji (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)73 km by road - Anjangaon (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 Songaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Songaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kapustalni - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kapustalni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Songaon known for? The main crops are **soybean, cotton and toor**. About 94% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 419 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 Songaon Of every 100 households in Songaon in 2011, 76 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Songaon · ■ Anjangaon Surji rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **75% Toilet within the home ****32%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **56% Tap water ****99%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **89% Use banking services ****51%** **64% Television ****34%** **34% Mobile phone ****28%** **31% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Songaon? ■ Songaon · ■ Anjangaon Surji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **88.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1303** **926 Working population ****65.8%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 78.1% for women. 70% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 175 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (54%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 27 (6%) 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 Anjangaon Surji - Mamrabad794 people - Mohabatpur792 people - Jawardi764 people - Kotegaon736 people - Pimpalgavhan685 people - Loharajpur659 people - Murha Kh.654 people - Wadali653 people [All 127 villages in Anjangaon Surji](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/anjangaon-surji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Songaon from Amravati?73 km by road - What is the population of Songaon?707 (Census 2011) - Which district is Songaon in?Amravati district (Anjangaon Surji sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Songaon?84.3% (Census 2011)