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About Songkong Village

Songkong is a small village in Churachandpur North tehsil, in the district of Churachandpur, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 102 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 795128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Songkong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Songkong village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Churachandpur
Tehsil Churachandpur North
Pincode 795128
Population 202
Male Population 102
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Songkong compares

By the 2011 count Songkong is the 54th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 250 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Songkong

Songkong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Songkong as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Songkong from other places

Songkong lies about 27 km from Churachandpur, and the nearest railway station is Imphal, about 77 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 Songkong
Tehsil headquarters Churachandpur North 27 km
District headquarters Churachandpur 27 km
Nearest town Churāchāndpur 27 km
Nearest railway station Imphal 77 km

Villages closest to Songkong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Churachandpur North 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 Songkong

As per the Census of India 2011, Songkong village had a population of 202. That makes it the 54th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 250 residents.

Songkong village has 102 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Songkong has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Songkong is 795128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Songkong falls under Churachandpur North tehsil of Churachandpur district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Songkong is Imphal, about 77 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 10+ km distance for Songkong.

Songkong is about 27 km from Churachandpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Songkong is in Churachandpur North tehsil of Churachandpur district. Churachandpur North is about 27 km away. Churachandpur is about 27 km away. Churāchāndpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saichang (8.2 km), B Mongjang (10 km) and Mongken (15 km).

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

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