Songara Population, Caste, Working Data Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Songara is a village situated in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 552 families residing in the village Songara. The total population of Songara is 2,831 out of which 1,454 are males and 1,377 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Songara is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Songara village is 476 which is 17% of the total population. There are 253 male children and 223 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Songara is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Songara village.

Population
2,831
Families
552
Literacy
47.69%
Sex Ratio
947

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Songara is 47.7%. Thus Songara village has lower literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 55.37% and the female literacy rate is 39.69% in Songara village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Songara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Songara Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Songara village.

Total Male Female
Children 476 253 223
Literacy 47.69% 55.37% 39.69%
Scheduled Caste 16 9 7
Scheduled Tribe 1,924 967 957
Illiterate 1,708 789 919

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 68% of total population in Songara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Songara village out of total population, 1,517 were engaged in work activities. 27.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,517 workers engaged in Main Work, 182 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 92 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 414 361 53
Cultivators 182 172 10
Agriculture Labourer 92 77 15
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 135 108 27
Marginal Workers 1,103 466 637
Non Working 1,314 627 687

Nearby Villages to Songara,

Below are the list of villages near Songara village in Pratappur.

Village Population
Shankarpur 480
Shyampur 2,334
Jhingadohar 228
Shakalpur 1,953
Korandha 1,208
Pandridand 171
Banshipur 2,203
Chandarpur 1,039
Koteya 1,951
Mayapur 1,165

Reference