Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills # Silkol Silkol is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793111. The 2011 Census counted 110 people in 22 households, the 175th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 110 people (2011) - 22 households - 50.0% literacy - 793111 PIN code ## Silkol PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Silkol is 793111. Silkol falls in Songsak sub-district, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793111 - Community development block Songsak - Census village code 275213 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Silkol from nearby towns? - Songsak (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Williamnagar (district HQ) 49 km by road - Williamnagar (nearest town) 49 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Silkol? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Silkol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Songsak - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Silkol Of every 100 households in Silkol in 2011, 0 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Silkol · ■ Songsak rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 23% - Toilet within the home 76% 69% - No toilet (open defecation) 24% 23% - Tap water 0% 20% - Drinking water within premises 5% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 29% 16% - Television 14% 14% - Mobile phone 5% 13% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 52% 48% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Silkol? ■ Silkol · ■ Songsak rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.0% 62.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 833 977 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 867 988 - Working population 39.1% 43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.2% for men and 35.1% for women. 40% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 41 (95%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Songsak - Rongbalu B 114 people - Dalbot Kongkil 113 people - Gabil Dajrenggre 113 people - Dalbot Matrang 112 people - Gabil Agalgre 108 people - Tarasin 107 people - Bone-Chisogre 105 people - Koksi Songgital 103 people All 229 villages in Songsak ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silkol? 793111 - How far is Silkol from Williamnagar? 49 km by road - What is the population of Silkol? 110 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silkol in? East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Silkol? 50.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-garo-hills/songsak/silkol/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.