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About Songbandugiri Village

Songbandugiri is a small village in Gambegre tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 117 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Songbandugiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Songbandugiri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Gambegre
Pincode 794005
Population 249
Male Population 117
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
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 Songbandugiri compares

By the 2011 count Songbandugiri is the 53rd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 220 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Songbandugiri

Songbandugiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Songbandugiri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Songbandugiri from other places

Songbandugiri lies about 19 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 68 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 Songbandugiri
Nearest town Tura 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gambegre 10 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 19 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 68 km

Villages closest to Songbandugiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gambegre 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 Songbandugiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Songbandugiri village had a population of 249. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 220 residents.

Songbandugiri village has 117 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Songbandugiri has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Songbandugiri is Mendipathar, about 68 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Songbandugiri.

Songbandugiri is about 19 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.

Songbandugiri is in Gambegre tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Tura is about 8.9 km away. Gambegre is about 10 km away. West Garo Hills is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gambegre (10.0 km), Kerupara (11 km) and Chura Budigiri (12 km).

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

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