# Josipara Songma Village, Dalu, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Josipara Songma

Josipara Songma is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 36 households**, the 105th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 206people (2011)
- 36households
- 65.9%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Josipara Songma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Josipara Songma is 794103.** Josipara Songma falls in Dalu sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274374

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

## How far is Josipara Songma from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)52 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)52 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 Josipara Songma?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Josipara Songma

Of every 100 households in Josipara Songma in 2011, 19 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Josipara Songma · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**37%

Tap water ****28%**

**13%

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

**16%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**24%

Television ****11%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**38%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Josipara Songma?

■ Josipara Songma · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**958

Working population ****39.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 55.1% for women. 39% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (17%) · **■** Marginal 10 (12%)

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 Dalu

- Santang Nakatgiri212 people
- Godagre211 people
- Rimrangpara B211 people
- Khasipara208 people
- Basulpara205 people
- Wagegitok201 people
- Dolbapara199 people
- Bagugre196 people

[All 201 villages in Dalu](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/dalu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Josipara Songma?794103
- How far is Josipara Songma from Tura?52 km by road
- What is the population of Josipara Songma?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Josipara Songma in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Josipara Songma?65.9% (Census 2011)