# Songjelpara Village, Dalu, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Songjelpara

Songjelpara is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 43 households**, the 86th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 243people (2011)
- 43households
- 68.1%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Songjelpara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274291

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

## How far is Songjelpara from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)40 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 Songjelpara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Songjelpara; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds

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 Songjelpara

Of every 100 households in Songjelpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Songjelpara · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**37%

Tap water ****42%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**24%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Songjelpara?

■ Songjelpara · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**958

Working population ****40.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 68.0% for women. 40% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 47 (48%)

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

- Duriapara254 people
- Moropgre252 people
- Thibapara252 people
- Bengpara248 people
- Baruapara241 people
- Jonangpara238 people
- Chongpot Dopogre234 people
- Pokasindigre233 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Songjelpara?794103
- How far is Songjelpara from Tura?40 km by road
- What is the population of Songjelpara?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songjelpara in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Songjelpara?68.1% (Census 2011)