# Songaon Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/songaon/ Village · Chandur Railway, Amravati # Songaon Songaon is a village in Chandur Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444904**. The 2011 Census counted **1,993 people in 479 households**, the 10th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%. - 1,993people (2011) - 479households - 87.5%literacy - 444904PIN code ## Songaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Songaon is 444904.** Songaon falls in Chandur Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - PIN code444904 - Community development blockChandur Railway - Census village code533209 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? - Chandur Railway (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)32 km by road - Chandur (nearest town)3 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Songaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 · Chandur Railway - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chandur Railway - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chandur Railway - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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? About 87% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 659 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, 80 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Songaon · ■ Chandur Railway rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **80% Toilet within the home ****36%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **65% Tap water ****87%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **89% Use banking services ****43%** **65% Television ****43%** **40% Mobile phone ****31%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **40% Own their home ****92%** **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 · ■ Chandur Railway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%** **85.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **924 Working population ****47.1%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 82.6% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 232 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 415 (44%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 152 (16%) · **■** Marginal 123 (13%) 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 Chandur Railway - Rajura2,745 people - Manjarkhed2,698 people - Jalka Jagtap2,262 people - Satefal2,048 people - Kawtha Kadu1,933 people - Dhanora Mhali1,890 people - Chirodi1,852 people - Nimgavhan1,456 people [All 92 villages in Chandur Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Songaon?444904 - How far is Songaon from Amravati?32 km by road - What is the population of Songaon?1,993 (Census 2011) - Which district is Songaon in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Songaon?87.5% (Census 2011)