About Dagal Apal Village

Dagal Apal is a small village in Songsak tehsil, in the district of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 117 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagal Apal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagal Apal village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Garo Hills
Tehsil	Songsak
Pincode	793111
Population	216
Male Population	117
Female Population	99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
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 Dagal Apal compares

By the 2011 count Dagal Apal is the 101st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 239 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dagal Apal

Dagal Apal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dagal Apal 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 Dagal Apal from other places

Dagal Apal 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 Apal
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 Apal

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.

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Common questions about Dagal Apal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagal Apal village had a population of 216. That makes it the 101st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 239 residents.

Dagal Apal village has 117 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagal Apal has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Dagal Apal 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dagal Apal.

Dagal Apal 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 Apal 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.