Village · Samanda, East Garo Hills
# Kalak Songgitcham

Kalak Songgitcham is a village in Samanda sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 94 people in 20 households, the 116th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 94 people (2011)
- 20 households
- 67.1% literacy
- 793111 PIN code

## Kalak Songgitcham PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalak Songgitcham is 793111. Kalak Songgitcham falls in Samanda sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793111
- Community development block Samanda
- Census village code 275389

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalak Songgitcham from nearby towns?
- Samanda (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalak Songgitcham?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kalak Songgitcham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Kalak Songgitcham

Of every 100 households in Kalak Songgitcham in 2011, 0 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalak Songgitcham · ■ Samanda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 41%
- Toilet within the home 53% 79%
- No toilet (open defecation) 47% 20%
- Tap water 0% 24%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 5% 26%
- Television 10% 27%
- Mobile phone 16% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 68% 45%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalak Songgitcham?

■ Kalak Songgitcham · ■ Samanda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.1% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1100 930
- Working population 66.0% 42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 60.0% for women. 69% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 45 (73%) · ■ Other work 3 (5%) · ■ Marginal 14 (23%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Samanda
- Rongribo Retenggre 103 people
- New Chidekgiri 101 people
- Bawe Duragre 99 people
- Dobet Kolgre Apotgittim 94 people
- Mandal Nokwat 89 people
- Rongchek Chambugong 88 people
- Pakwakgre 82 people
- Bansam Kakwagre 81 people

All 159 villages in Samanda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalak Songgitcham? 793111
- How far is Kalak Songgitcham from Williamnagar? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Kalak Songgitcham? 94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalak Songgitcham in? East Garo Hills district (Samanda sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Kalak Songgitcham? 67.1% (Census 2011)

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