# Songara Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Songara

Songara is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,567 people in 216 households**, the 170th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,567people (2011)
- 216households
- 63.2%literacy
- 1,173females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Songara

Of every 100 households in Songara in 2011, 25 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Songara · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**85%

Tap water ****16%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**34%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Songara?

■ Songara · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1173**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**924

Working population ****24.4%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 52.4% for women. 32% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (14%) · **■** Marginal 222 (58%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Mungardih1,580 people
- Umarpur1,576 people
- Banbeerpur1,570 people
- Rajjupur1,569 people
- Rampur Sawai1,566 people
- Nadar1,549 people
- Bhuiendhara1,546 people
- Kachhidih1,521 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Songara?1,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songara in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Songara?63.2% (Census 2011)