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About Songaun Village

Songaun is a large village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,331, made up of 1,196 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Songaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Songaun village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Jalalpur
Pincode 224149
Area (hectares) 168.42 hectares
Population 2,331
Male Population 1,196
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Songaun compares

By the 2011 count Songaun is the 72nd largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents. Its 168.42 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Songaun

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

Songaun lies about 14 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Akbarpur Junction, about 7.1 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 Songaun
Nearest town Akbarpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Akbarpur Junction 7.1 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpur 23 km

Villages closest to Songaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Songaun village had a population of 2,331. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents.

Songaun village has 1,196 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Songaun has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Songaun is 224149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Songaun covers 168.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Songaun falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Songaun is Akbarpur Junction, about 7.1 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 village for Songaun.

Songaun is about 14 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Songaun is in Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Akbarpur is about 6.9 km away. Akbarpur Junction is about 7.1 km away. Ambedkar Nagar 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 Songaon North (under 2 km), Andalpur (under 2 km) and Kodra Khurd (2.7 km).

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

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