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

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Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills 

# Geru Apal

Geru Apal is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 31 households**, the 130th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 181people (2011)
- 31households
- 48.9%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Geru Apal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSongsak
- Census village code275260

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

## How far is Geru Apal from nearby towns?

- Songsak (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)36 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)36 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 Geru Apal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Songsak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Geru Apal

Of every 100 households in Geru Apal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Geru Apal · ■ Songsak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****10%**

**16%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Geru Apal?

■ Geru Apal · ■ Songsak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****680**

**988

Working population ****46.4%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 43.2% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 48 (57%) · **■** Marginal 36 (43%)

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

- Childimit Boldakgittim186 people
- Dagal Budugre186 people
- Danal Apal184 people
- Rem Megapgre184 people
- Dalbot Rongbok179 people
- Napak-Tasek178 people
- Rongjal176 people
- Samin Matchakol175 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Geru Apal?793111
- How far is Geru Apal from Williamnagar?36 km by road
- What is the population of Geru Apal?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Geru Apal in?East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Geru Apal?48.9% (Census 2011)