# Songad Village, Campierganj, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Campierganj, Gorakhpur 

# Songad

Songad is a village in Campierganj sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,075 people in 449 households**, the 45th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 3,075people (2011)
- 449households
- 60.5%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Songad

Of every 100 households in Songad in 2011, 20 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Songad · ■ Campierganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****75%**

**78%

Television ****17%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Songad?

■ Songad · ■ Campierganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**924

Working population ****33.2%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 43.6% for women. 51% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (25%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (6%) · **■** Marginal 558 (55%)

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 Campierganj

- Mohnag3,216 people
- Alagatpur3,143 people
- Madhopur3,108 people
- Harpur3,085 people
- Ramchaura3,015 people
- Jangal Jhajhwa2,993 people
- Nawaapar2,961 people
- Laxmipur2,950 people

[All 217 villages in Campierganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/campierganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Songad?3,075 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songad in?Gorakhpur district (Campierganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Songad?60.5% (Census 2011)