Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills
# Songjalgre

Songjalgre is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794104. The 2011 Census counted 190 people in 35 households, the 242nd largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 190 people (2011)
- 35 households
- 49.3% literacy
- 794104 PIN code

## Songjalgre PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Songjalgre is 794104. Songjalgre falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794104
- Community development block Selsella
- Census village code 272826

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Songjalgre from nearby towns?
- Selsella (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town) 22 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Songjalgre?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Songjalgre; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · New Bhaitbari
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhaitbari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhubri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Songjalgre

Of every 100 households in Songjalgre in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Songjalgre · ■ Selsella rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 38%
- Toilet within the home 9% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 44%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 26% 24%
- Television 11% 20%
- Mobile phone 29% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 43%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Songjalgre?

■ Songjalgre · ■ Selsella rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.3% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 976
- Working population 36.8% 36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 37.0% for women. 40% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (54%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (3%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 29 (41%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Selsella
- Melagiri 195 people
- Salibhoi 194 people
- Balal-Adugre 190 people
- Rangtapara 190 people
- Marakapara 187 people
- Kagagiri 184 people
- Noonipara 184 people
- Chambagre 183 people

All 361 villages in Selsella

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Songjalgre? 794104
- How far is Songjalgre from Tura? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Songjalgre? 190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songjalgre in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Songjalgre? 49.3% (Census 2011)

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