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

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Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills 

# Dame Apal

Dame Apal is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 49 households**, the 83rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 240people (2011)
- 49households
- 85.4%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Dame Apal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSongsak
- Census village code275143

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

## How far is Dame Apal from nearby towns?

- Songsak (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)80 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)80 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 Dame Apal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bajengdoba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mendi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Dame Apal

Of every 100 households in Dame Apal in 2011, 78 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dame Apal · ■ Songsak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**23%

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

**69%

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

**23%

Tap water ****63%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****2%**

**16%

Television ****37%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**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 Dame Apal?

■ Dame Apal · ■ Songsak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1162**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**988

Working population ****51.7%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 86.5% for women. 48% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Gabil Wagopgre248 people
- Rongchek Songgitcham246 people
- Dagal Chimram245 people
- Bone Chijanggre241 people
- Daring Apal240 people
- Sokdam Banggna240 people
- Konchikol239 people
- Rongbeng237 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dame Apal?793111
- How far is Dame Apal from Williamnagar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Dame Apal?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dame Apal in?East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dame Apal?85.4% (Census 2011)