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About Songhata Village

Songhata is a large village in Krishnaganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,498, made up of 2,271 males and 2,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Songhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Songhata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Krishnaganj
Pincode 741506
Area (hectares) 354.85 hectares
Population 4,498
Male Population 2,271
Female Population 2,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Songhata compares

By the 2011 count Songhata is the 11th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,821 residents. Its 354.85 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Songhata

Songhata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Songhata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pratappur, Putikhali, Shakdaha and Shibnibas. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Songhata

As per the Census of India 2011, Songhata village had a population of 4,498. That makes it the 11th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,821 residents.

Songhata village has 2,271 males and 2,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Songhata has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Songhata is 741506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Songhata covers 354.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Songhata falls under Krishnaganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Songhata notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Songhata.

Songhata is in Krishnaganj tehsil of Nadia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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