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About Songiri Village

Songiri is a small village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 137 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Songiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Songiri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Pincode 444109
Area (hectares) 818.58 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 137
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Songiri compares

By the 2011 count Songiri is the 80th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 818.58 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Songiri

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

How far is Songiri from other places

Songiri lies about 24 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Shri Kshetra Nagjhari, about 2.0 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 Songiri
Nearest railway station Shri Kshetra Nagjhari 2.0 km
Nearest town Shegaon 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 11 km
District headquarters Akola 24 km

Villages closest to Songiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Songiri village had a population of 260. That makes it the 80th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Songiri village has 137 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Songiri has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Songiri is 444109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Songiri covers 818.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Songiri falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Songiri is Shri Kshetra Nagjhari, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Songiri is about 24 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Songiri is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Shri Kshetra Nagjhari is about 2.0 km away. Shegaon is about 8.4 km away. Balapur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasura (under 2 km), Kalanbi Mahagaon (1.8 km) and Kalamba Bk (2.0 km).

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

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