# Songhata Village, Basti, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Basti, Basti 

# Songhata

Songhata is a village in Basti sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **132 people in 12 households**, the 923rd largest of 1,027 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 132people (2011)
- 12households
- 77.7%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Songhata

Of every 100 households in Songhata in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Songhata · ■ Basti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**28%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**51%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**87%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

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 Songhata?

■ Songhata · ■ Basti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**929

Working population ****34.8%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 62.3% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 34 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (11%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Basti

- Dhanjor Urf Dhorrhri138 people
- Hordiya Khas138 people
- Pipre138 people
- Sultanpur134 people
- Chainpur131 people
- Badhawar128 people
- Ratanpur Mishra128 people
- Othdhanpur Khurd125 people

[All 1,102 villages in Basti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/basti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Songhata?132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songhata in?Basti district (Basti sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Songhata?77.7% (Census 2011)