# Songbandugiri Village, Gambegre, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Gambegre, West Garo Hills 

# Songbandugiri

Songbandugiri is a village in Gambegre sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794005**. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 48 households**, the 53rd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 249people (2011)
- 48households
- 51.8%literacy
- 794005PIN code

## Songbandugiri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code794005
- Community development blockGambegre
- Census village code274165

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

## How far is Songbandugiri from nearby towns?

- Gambegre (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)46 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)46 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 Songbandugiri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Songbandugiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mebitpara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Babelapara
- ○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 watercovered wells

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 Songbandugiri

Of every 100 households in Songbandugiri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Songbandugiri · ■ Gambegre rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**8%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****24%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**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 Songbandugiri?

■ Songbandugiri · ■ Gambegre rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**976

Working population ****49.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.5% for men and 53.0% for women. 48% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (29%) · **■** Household industry 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 77 (62%)

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

- Mebitpara258 people
- Jongbhu254 people
- Rongkonsonggital252 people
- Rejanggre251 people
- Dinasagre246 people
- Dagugre244 people
- Gildinggre241 people
- Chisakgre - A240 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Songbandugiri?794005
- How far is Songbandugiri from Tura?46 km by road
- What is the population of Songbandugiri?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songbandugiri in?West Garo Hills district (Gambegre sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Songbandugiri?51.8% (Census 2011)