# Sokadam Balading Village, Songsak, East Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Songsak, East Garo Hills 

# Sokadam Balading

Sokadam Balading is a village in Songsak sub-district of East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793111**. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 38 households**, the 125th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 188people (2011)
- 38households
- 44.9%literacy
- 793111PIN code

## Sokadam Balading PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793111
- Community development blockSongsak
- Census village code275289

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

## How far is Sokadam Balading from nearby towns?

- Songsak (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Williamnagar (district HQ)37 km by road
- Williamnagar (nearest town)37 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 Sokadam Balading?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sokadam Balading; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Songsak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Williamnagar
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Sokadam Balading

Of every 100 households in Sokadam Balading in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sokadam Balading · ■ Songsak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**23%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****37%**

**16%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**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 Sokadam Balading?

■ Sokadam Balading · ■ Songsak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.9%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1778**

**988

Working population ****48.4%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 27.6% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 91 (100%)

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

- Bijasik Chisim Apal194 people
- Lower Mendal194 people
- Jamge Watregittim193 people
- Bollonggre-Apal190 people
- Childimit Boldakgittim186 people
- Dagal Budugre186 people
- Danal Apal184 people
- Rem Megapgre184 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sokadam Balading?793111
- How far is Sokadam Balading from Williamnagar?37 km by road
- What is the population of Sokadam Balading?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokadam Balading in?East Garo Hills district (Songsak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sokadam Balading?44.9% (Census 2011)