# Kakwa Songma Village, Samanda, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills 

# Kakwa Songma

Kakwa Songma is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **202 people in 45 households**, the 58th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 202people (2011)
- 45households
- 66.5%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Kakwa Songma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakwa Songma is 793111.** Kakwa Songma falls in Samanda sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSamanda
- Census village code275446

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kakwa Songma from nearby towns?

- Samanda (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)9 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kakwa Songma?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kakwa Songma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Williamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Kakwa Songma

Of every 100 households in Kakwa Songma in 2011, 50 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kakwa Songma · ■ Samanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**20%

Tap water ****62%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****81%**

**26%

Television ****36%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kakwa Songma?

■ Kakwa Songma · ■ Samanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****788**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**930

Working population ****45.0%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 58.1% for women. 43% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 9 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Samanda

- Dorakgre208 people
- Samanda Grenanggre208 people
- Chachat Jangkigre207 people
- Rongbing Apot205 people
- Rongongre202 people
- Suchilgre Songgital198 people
- Songmagre197 people
- Dawa Kosigittin196 people

[All 159 villages in Samanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/samanda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakwa Songma?793111
- How far is Kakwa Songma from Williamnagar?9 km by road
- What is the population of Kakwa Songma?202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakwa Songma in?East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kakwa Songma?66.5% (Census 2011)