# Okkapara Songgitcham Village, Gambegre – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Okkapara Songgitcham

Okkapara Songgitcham is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 76 households**, the 16th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 425people (2011)
- 76households
- 63.8%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Okkapara Songgitcham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Okkapara Songgitcham is 794005.** Okkapara Songgitcham falls in Gambegre sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274149

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

## How far is Okkapara Songgitcham from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)32 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)32 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 Okkapara Songgitcham?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Okkapara Songgitcham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Daronggri
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Okkapara Songgitcham

Of every 100 households in Okkapara Songgitcham in 2011, 19 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Okkapara Songgitcham · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**34%

Tap water ****21%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**20%

Television ****13%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Okkapara Songgitcham?

■ Okkapara Songgitcham · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**976

Working population ****23.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 55.6% for women. 36% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 74 (75%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 7 (7%) · **■** Marginal 15 (15%)

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 Gambegre

- Daronggri450 people
- Hajongpara439 people
- Daren Agal438 people
- Rakwapara428 people
- Chenggapara424 people
- Rimrangpara415 people
- Aminda Simsanggre413 people
- Jenggitchakgre400 people

[All 160 villages in Gambegre](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/gambegre/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Okkapara Songgitcham?794005
- How far is Okkapara Songgitcham from Tura?32 km by road
- What is the population of Okkapara Songgitcham?425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okkapara Songgitcham in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Okkapara Songgitcham?63.8% (Census 2011)