Village · Betasing, West Garo Hills
# Jongchetpara Songma

Jongchetpara Songma is a village in Betasing sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794115. The 2011 Census counted 306 people in 59 households, the 98th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.
- 306 people (2011)
- 59 households
- 46.3% literacy
- 794115 PIN code

## Jongchetpara Songma PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jongchetpara Songma is 794115. Jongchetpara Songma falls in Betasing sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794115
- Community development block Betasing
- Census village code 273732

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jongchetpara Songma from nearby towns?
- Betasing (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town) 68 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jongchetpara Songma?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jongchetpara Songma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ampati
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ampati
- ○ 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 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Jongchetpara Songma

Of every 100 households in Jongchetpara Songma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jongchetpara Songma · ■ Betasing rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 38%
- Toilet within the home 53% 48%
- No toilet (open defecation) 47% 51%
- Tap water 16% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 26%
- Television 10% 26%
- Mobile phone 24% 28%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 55% 34%
- Own their home 78% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jongchetpara Songma?

■ Jongchetpara Songma · ■ Betasing rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.3% 68.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 984
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1069 960
- Working population 51.3% 39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.9% for men and 47.9% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 131 (83%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 13 (8%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Betasing
- Marakkapara 315 people
- Baladinggre 314 people
- Jewilgre 313 people
- Bolsa 311 people
- Dolbari 305 people
- Chondon Noket 304 people
- Jongchetpara Christian 304 people
- Nagrasket 304 people

All 204 villages in Betasing

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jongchetpara Songma? 794115
- How far is Jongchetpara Songma from Tura? 85 km by road
- What is the population of Jongchetpara Songma? 306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jongchetpara Songma in? West Garo Hills district (Betasing sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Jongchetpara Songma? 46.3% (Census 2011)

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