# Songsak Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Songsak

Songsak is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **686 people in 133 households**, the 11th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 686people (2011)
- 133households
- 61.2%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Songsak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Songsak is 793120.** Songsak falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276587

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

## How far is Songsak from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)87 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)87 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 Songsak?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Songsak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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.

## What is Songsak known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Songsak

Of every 100 households in Songsak in 2011, 75 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Songsak · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****3%**

**13%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Songsak?

■ Songsak · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**940

Working population ****24.6%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 52.2% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 35 (21%)

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 Mawshynrut

- Rongkhugre B782 people
- Banglapluh727 people
- Jenepih724 people
- Kamphaduli693 people
- Langshonthiang677 people
- Mongshram Rongbeng675 people
- Joypur666 people
- Umdein665 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Songsak?793120
- How far is Songsak from Nongstoin?87 km by road
- What is the population of Songsak?686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Songsak in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Songsak?61.2% (Census 2011)