# Sohksar Village, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Sohksar

Sohksar is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 52 households**, the 89th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 330people (2011)
- 52households
- 86.0%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Sohksar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohksar is 793120.** Sohksar falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278076

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sohksar from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)59 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)59 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sohksar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sohksar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawphlang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sohksar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and maize**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sohksar

Of every 100 households in Sohksar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohksar · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**44%

Tap water ****42%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****66%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**86%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sohksar?

■ Sohksar · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**980

Working population ****36.1%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 86.2% for women. 36% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 114 (96%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mawphlang

- Phanniewlahrum337 people
- Jamynthlen335 people
- Mission Mawphlang335 people
- Kreit Mawshaton330 people
- Lyngngai329 people
- Mawmahwar324 people
- Kharrngoi323 people
- Madan Mawser322 people

[All 184 villages in Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohksar?793120
- How far is Sohksar from Shillong?59 km by road
- What is the population of Sohksar?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohksar in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohksar?86.0% (Census 2011)