Village · Rongram, West Garo Hills # Dura Songma Dura Songma is a village in Rongram sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794002. The 2011 Census counted 671 people in 122 households, the 26th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 671 people (2011) - 122 households - 86.7% literacy - 794002 PIN code ## Dura Songma PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dura Songma is 794002. Dura Songma falls in Rongram sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 794002 - Community development block Rongram - Census village code 273584 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dura Songma from nearby towns? - Rongram (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Tura (district HQ) 8 km by road - Tura (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dura Songma? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dura Songma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tura - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tura - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dura Songma known for? The main crops are rice, maize and vegetable. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dura Songma Of every 100 households in Dura Songma in 2011, 64 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dura Songma · ■ Rongram rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 46% - Toilet within the home 99% 79% - No toilet (open defecation) 1% 18% - Tap water 30% 33% - Drinking water within premises 0% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 35% 39% - Television 51% 30% - Mobile phone 67% 43% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 21% 8% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 20% 33% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dura Songma? ■ Dura Songma · ■ Rongram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.7% 74.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 971 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 742 992 - Working population 34.6% 43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 84.3% for women. 44% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 59 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (4%) · ■ Other work 98 (42%) · ■ Marginal 65 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rongram - Asanang 699 people - Edenbari 698 people - Daldagre 690 people - Selbalgre 682 people - Teksragre 660 people - Chibragre 652 people - Ampanggre 628 people - Gondenggre 588 people All 181 villages in Rongram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dura Songma? 794002 - How far is Dura Songma from Tura? 8 km by road - What is the population of Dura Songma? 671 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dura Songma in? West Garo Hills district (Rongram sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Dura Songma? 86.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/rongram/dura-songma/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.