# Mendal Village, Songsak, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills 

# Mendal

Mendal is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **482 people in 80 households**, the 15th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 482people (2011)
- 80households
- 98.8%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Mendal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSongsak
- Census village code275133

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

## How far is Mendal from nearby towns?

- Songsak (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)100 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)100 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 Mendal?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Mendal; 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 · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Mendal

Of every 100 households in Mendal in 2011, 75 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mendal · ■ Songsak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**23%

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

**69%

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

**23%

Tap water ****51%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**100%

Use banking services ****82%**

**16%

Television ****64%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**48%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Mendal?

■ Mendal · ■ Songsak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.8%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**988

Working population ****35.9%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 99.5% for women. 37% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (8%) · **■** Household industry 22 (13%) · **■** Other work 59 (34%) · **■** Marginal 10 (6%)

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

- Songsak Agitok520 people
- Barikgre515 people
- Songsak Agitok507 people
- Rimrang Bonegre494 people
- Snalgre477 people
- Songsak Wagopgre467 people
- Gabil Songgitcham466 people
- Gongrang456 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mendal?793111
- How far is Mendal from Williamnagar?100 km by road
- What is the population of Mendal?482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mendal in?East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mendal?98.8% (Census 2011)