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About Okkapara Songgitcham Village

Okkapara Songgitcham is a small village in Gambegre tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 232 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Okkapara Songgitcham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Okkapara Songgitcham village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Gambegre
Pincode 794005
Population 425
Male Population 232
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Okkapara Songgitcham compares

By the 2011 count Okkapara Songgitcham is the 16th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 220 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Okkapara Songgitcham

Okkapara Songgitcham is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Okkapara Songgitcham as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Mengkakgre, Mengkakgri, Nalnapara and Nawalgre. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Okkapara Songgitcham

As per the Census of India 2011, Okkapara Songgitcham village had a population of 425. That makes it the 16th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 220 residents.

Okkapara Songgitcham village has 232 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Okkapara Songgitcham has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Okkapara Songgitcham is 794005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Okkapara Songgitcham falls under Gambegre tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Okkapara Songgitcham notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Okkapara Songgitcham.

Okkapara Songgitcham is in Gambegre tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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