About Kherapara Songma Village

Kherapara Songma is a small village in Dalu tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 201 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherapara Songma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherapara Songma village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Garo Hills
Tehsil	Dalu
Pincode	794103
Population	431
Male Population	201
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,144
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 Kherapara Songma compares

By the 2011 count Kherapara Songma is the 41st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kherapara Songma

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

Kherapara Songma lies about 29 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 78 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 Kherapara Songma
Tehsil headquarters	Dalu	15 km
Nearest town	Tura	19 km
District headquarters	West Garo Hills	29 km
Nearest railway station	Mendipathar	78 km

Villages closest to Kherapara Songma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalu 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 Kherapara Songma

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherapara Songma village had a population of 431. That makes it the 41st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Kherapara Songma village has 201 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherapara Songma has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kherapara Songma is 794103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherapara Songma falls under Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Kherapara Songma is Mendipathar, about 78 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 Kherapara Songma.

Kherapara Songma is about 29 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherapara Songma is in Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Dalu is about 15 km away. Tura is about 19 km away. West Garo Hills is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.