# Dagal Apal Village, Songsak, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills 

# Dagal Apal

Dagal Apal is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 46 households**, the 104th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 216people (2011)
- 46households
- 55.2%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Dagal Apal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dagal Apal is 793111.** Dagal Apal falls in Songsak sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSongsak
- Census village code275155

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

## How far is Dagal Apal from nearby towns?

- Songsak (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)82 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)82 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 Dagal Apal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dagal Apal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Resubelpara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Dagal Apal

Of every 100 households in Dagal Apal in 2011, 54 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dagal Apal · ■ Songsak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**23%

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

**69%

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

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****33%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dagal Apal?

■ Dagal Apal · ■ Songsak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**988

Working population ****76.9%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 52.4% for women. 79% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (19%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 84 (51%)

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 Songsak

- Dame Abanda220 people
- Rongchek Songgital220 people
- Rongrang Nokat217 people
- Chidaret Songgital216 people
- Galmakpa216 people
- Asil-Dikagre215 people
- Sokadam Agalgre214 people
- Dobu Agalgre211 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dagal Apal?793111
- How far is Dagal Apal from Williamnagar?82 km by road
- What is the population of Dagal Apal?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dagal Apal in?East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dagal Apal?55.2% (Census 2011)