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About Cheran Songgital Village

Cheran Songgital is a small village in Dambo Rongjeng tehsil, in the district of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 78 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheran Songgital Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheran Songgital village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Garo Hills
Tehsil Dambo Rongjeng
Pincode 793111
Population 153
Male Population 78
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheran Songgital compares

By the 2011 count Cheran Songgital is the 131st largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 275 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Cheran Songgital

Cheran Songgital is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Cheran Songgital as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Cheran Songgital from other places

Cheran Songgital lies about 13 km from East Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Cheran Songgital
District headquarters East Garo Hills 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dambo Rongjeng 14 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 21 km
Nearest town Williamnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Cheran Songgital

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dambo Rongjeng tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Cheran Songgital

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheran Songgital village had a population of 153. That makes it the 131st largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 275 residents.

Cheran Songgital village has 78 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheran Songgital has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Cheran Songgital is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheran Songgital falls under Dambo Rongjeng tehsil of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Cheran Songgital is Mendipathar, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Cheran Songgital.

Cheran Songgital is about 13 km from East Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheran Songgital is in Dambo Rongjeng tehsil of East Garo Hills district. East Garo Hills is about 13 km away. Dambo Rongjeng is about 14 km away. Mendipathar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheran Alda (under 2 km), Cheran Chikal (under 2 km) and Cheran Songgitcham (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Cheran Songgital today is likely to be higher.

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