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About Songaon Village

Songaon is a large village in Rahuri tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,413, made up of 1,764 males and 1,649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.77 hectares hectares.

Songaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Songaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Rahuri
Area (hectares) 389.77 hectares
Population 3,413
Male Population 1,764
Female Population 1,649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Songaon compares

By the 2011 count Songaon is the 22nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,636 residents. Its 389.77 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Songaon

Songaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Songaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Songaon from other places

Songaon lies about 7.6 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Katol, about 14 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 Songaon
Tehsil headquarters Rahuri 7.6 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Katol 14 km
Nearest town Kātol 15 km

Villages closest to Songaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahuri 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 Songaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Songaon village had a population of 3,413. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,636 residents.

Songaon village has 1,764 males and 1,649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Songaon has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Songaon covers 389.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Songaon falls under Rahuri tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Songaon is Katol, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Songaon.

Songaon is about 7.6 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Songaon is in Rahuri tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Rahuri is about 7.6 km away. Ahmadnagar is about 7.6 km away. Katol is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Davangaon (7.0 km), Dhamori Kh (8.4 km) and Kangar Kh (8.4 km).

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

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