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About Songara Village

Songara is a large village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,831, made up of 1,454 males and 1,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1093.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Songara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Songara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 1093.63 hectares
Population 2,831
Male Population 1,454
Female Population 1,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Songara compares

By the 2011 count Songara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 1093.63 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Songara

Songara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Songara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Silauta, Silphili, Singhra and Singri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Songara

As per the Census of India 2011, Songara village had a population of 2,831. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Songara village has 1,454 males and 1,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Songara has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Songara is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Songara covers 1093.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Songara falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Songara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Songara.

Songara is in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Songara today is likely to be higher.

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