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About Dagal Aga Village

Dagal Aga is a small village in Songsak tehsil, in the district of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 101 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagal Aga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagal Aga village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Garo Hills
Tehsil Songsak
Pincode 793111
Population 205
Male Population 101
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dagal Aga compares

By the 2011 count Dagal Aga is the 110th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 239 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dagal Aga

Dagal Aga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dagal Aga as Available within 5 - 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 Dagal Aga from other places

Dagal Aga lies about 24 km from East Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 14 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 Dagal Aga
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Songsak 18 km
District headquarters East Garo Hills 24 km
Nearest town Williamnagar 35 km

Villages closest to Dagal Aga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Songsak 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 Dagal Aga

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagal Aga village had a population of 205. That makes it the 110th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 239 residents.

Dagal Aga village has 101 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagal Aga has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Dagal Aga is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagal Aga falls under Songsak tehsil of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Dagal Aga is Mendipathar, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dagal Aga.

Dagal Aga is about 24 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.

Dagal Aga is in Songsak tehsil of East Garo Hills district. Mendipathar is about 14 km away. Songsak is about 18 km away. East Garo Hills is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijasik Chisim Apal (under 2 km), Bijasik Wage Apal (under 2 km) and Bollonggre Apal (under 2 km).

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

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