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About Songiri Village

Songiri is a mid sized village in Bhum tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,757, made up of 943 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1157.07 hectares hectares.

Songiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Songiri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Bhum
Area (hectares) 1157.07 hectares
Population 1,757
Male Population 943
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Songiri compares

By the 2011 count Songiri is the 16th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 1157.07 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 897.

Getting to Songiri

Songiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Songiri 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 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 54 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kuslamb, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhum 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Kuslamb 28 km
Nearest town Barshi 31 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 54 km

Villages closest to Songiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhum 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 1,757. That makes it the 16th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Songiri village has 943 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Songiri has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Songiri covers 1157.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Songiri falls under Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Songiri is Kuslamb, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Songiri.

Songiri is about 54 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Songiri is in Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district. Bhum is about 5.5 km away. Kuslamb is about 28 km away. Barshi 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 Bhongiri (under 2 km), Chincholi (3.0 km) and Sukta (3.6 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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