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

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Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills 

# New Mendal

New Mendal is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 80 households**, the 27th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 426people (2011)
- 80households
- 81.7%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## New Mendal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSongsak
- Census village code275134

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

## How far is New 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 New Mendal?

19 services counted by the Census are inside New Mendal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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 and covered wells
- 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 New Mendal

Of every 100 households in New Mendal in 2011, 56 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ New Mendal · ■ Songsak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**23%

Tap water ****46%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**100%

Use banking services ****75%**

**16%

Television ****38%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**48%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 New Mendal?

■ New Mendal · ■ Songsak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**988

Working population ****44.4%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 75.7% for women. 47% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (15%) · **■** Other work 50 (26%) · **■** Marginal 108 (57%)

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

- Bajasik Matwa437 people
- Jogogre435 people
- Songsak Agalgre432 people
- Elatchi Apal428 people
- Rongap Songgital426 people
- Chidekgre Bone420 people
- Dalbot Songma419 people
- Snal Bollong417 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of New Mendal?793111
- How far is New Mendal from Williamnagar?100 km by road
- What is the population of New Mendal?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Mendal in?East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of New Mendal?81.7% (Census 2011)
