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About Songra Village

Songra is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 299 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Songra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Songra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 299
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Songra compares

By the 2011 count Songra is the 40th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Songra

Songra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Songra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Songra from other places

Songra lies about 38 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Songra
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 27 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 31 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 38 km

Villages closest to Songra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandgaon tehsil.

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 Songra

As per the Census of India 2011, Songra village had a population of 586. That makes it the 40th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Songra village has 299 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Songra has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Songra is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Songra covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Songra falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Songra is Sonua, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Songra.

Songra is about 38 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Songra is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 8.2 km away. Sonua is about 27 km away. Chakradharpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamla (under 2 km), Guipai (under 2 km) and Kopa (2.2 km).

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

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