# Songsak, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · East Garo Hills, Meghalaya 

# Songsak

Songsak is a sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. At the 2011 Census it had **53,107 people**, no towns and 229 villages (221 inhabited). The largest village is Dobu Bazar (1,050 people).

- 53,107people (2011)
- 229villages
- 0towns
- 62.5%literacy

## Population of Songsak compared with East Garo Hills

■ Songsak · ■ East Garo Hills district

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**980

Working population ****43.2%**

**39.7%

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

## Homes and amenities in Songsak

Of every 100 households in Songsak in 2011, 23 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Songsak · ■ East Garo Hills district

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**16%

Tap water ****20%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**27%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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

## Largest villages in Songsak

- Dobu Bazar · 1,050 people
- Koksi Nengsat · 813 people
- Chidimit Nengsat · 703 people
- Dobu Rongmu · 698 people
- Bone Songgitcham · 689 people
- Dagal Aringa · 648 people
- Tebil Bonegre · 645 people
- Raja Apal · 610 people
- Doba Apal · 559 people
- Chidimit Namesa · 533 people
- Songsak Agitok · 520 people
- Barikgre · 515 people
- Songsak Agitok · 507 people
- Rimrang Bonegre · 494 people
- Mendal · 482 people
- Snalgre · 477 people

[All 229 villages in Songsak →](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/songsak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Songsak?229 (221 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Songsak in?East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya
- What is the population of Songsak?53,107 (Census 2011)