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About Songphu Village

Songphu is a small village in Churachandpur North tehsil, in the district of Churachandpur, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 129 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 795128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Songphu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Songphu village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Churachandpur
Tehsil Churachandpur North
Pincode 795128
Population 244
Male Population 129
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Songphu compares

By the 2011 count Songphu is the 44th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 250 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Songphu

Songphu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Songphu 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 Songphu from other places

Songphu lies about 27 km from Churachandpur, and the nearest railway station is Tupul, about 31 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 Songphu
Tehsil headquarters Churachandpur North 27 km
District headquarters Churachandpur 27 km
Nearest town Churāchāndpur 27 km
Nearest railway station Tupul 31 km

Villages closest to Songphu

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 Songphu

As per the Census of India 2011, Songphu village had a population of 244. That makes it the 44th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 250 residents.

Songphu village has 129 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Songphu has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Songphu is Tupul, about 31 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 Songphu.

Songphu 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.

Songphu 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 Songpha (under 2 km), L Phailen (under 2 km) and Bolkot (under 2 km).

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

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