# Songhata Village, Krishnaganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnaganj, Nadia 

# Songhata

Songhata is a village in Krishnaganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,498 people in 1,125 households**, the 11th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 4,498people (2011)
- 1,125households
- 78.1%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Songhata

Of every 100 households in Songhata in 2011, 62 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Songhata · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**24%

Tap water ****20%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****50%**

**39%

Television ****37%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090**

**966

Working population ****33.4%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 74.4% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (23%) · **■** Household industry 38 (3%) · **■** Other work 854 (57%) · **■** Marginal 126 (8%)

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 Krishnaganj

- Gede5,396 people
- Bhajanghat5,206 people
- Durgapur4,717 people
- Helenchi4,610 people
- Jayghata4,327 people
- Adityapur3,875 people
- Krishna Pur3,775 people
- Chak Shyamnaar3,643 people

[All 54 villages in Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Songhata?4,498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songhata in?Nadia district (Krishnaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Songhata?78.1% (Census 2011)