# Songmagiri Village, Zikzak, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Zikzak, West Garo Hills 

# Songmagiri

Songmagiri is a village in Zikzak sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794001**. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 40 households**, the 148th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 207people (2011)
- 40households
- 72.4%literacy
- 794001PIN code

## Songmagiri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Songmagiri is 794001.** Songmagiri falls in Zikzak sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794001
- Community development blockZikzak
- Census village code273978

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

## How far is Songmagiri from nearby towns?

- Zikzak (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)81 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)81 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 Songmagiri?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Songmagiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahendraganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 16 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 Songmagiri

Of every 100 households in Songmagiri in 2011, 22 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Songmagiri · ■ Zikzak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**33%

Television ****12%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Songmagiri?

■ Songmagiri · ■ Zikzak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**980

Working population ****47.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 61.4% for women. 44% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (72%) · **■** Household industry 13 (13%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 9 (9%)

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 Zikzak

- Rakhaldubi215 people
- Kambakpara Ameshgittim214 people
- Anchengggre213 people
- Satboni207 people
- Kuligiri205 people
- Mekdual205 people
- Chipra202 people
- Jonjonagiri201 people

[All 223 villages in Zikzak](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/zikzak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Songmagiri?794001
- How far is Songmagiri from Tura?81 km by road
- What is the population of Songmagiri?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songmagiri in?West Garo Hills district (Zikzak sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Songmagiri?72.4% (Census 2011)