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

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Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills 

# Dagal Chiwako

Dagal Chiwako is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **148 people in 29 households**, the 145th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 13.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 148people (2011)
- 29households
- 13.5%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Dagal Chiwako PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSongsak
- Census village code275234

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

## How far is Dagal Chiwako from nearby towns?

- Songsak (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)48 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)48 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 Chiwako?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mendipathar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Chiwako

Of every 100 households in Dagal Chiwako in 2011, 0 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dagal Chiwako · ■ Songsak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****7%**

**16%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**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 Chiwako?

■ Dagal Chiwako · ■ Songsak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****13.5%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****741**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**988

Working population ****31.8%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 13.6% for men and 13.3% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 45 (96%)

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

- Ronchek Apal163 people
- Kanchimik155 people
- Bolmoram Adinggre153 people
- Dimit-Songmong153 people
- Kera148 people
- Gabel Rongmasu146 people
- Rongap Mikilsim145 people
- Snal Dajreng143 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 Chiwako?793111
- How far is Dagal Chiwako from Williamnagar?48 km by road
- What is the population of Dagal Chiwako?148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dagal Chiwako in?East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dagal Chiwako?13.5% (Census 2011)