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

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Sohlwai

Sohlwai is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 49 households**, the 134th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 233people (2011)
- 49households
- 87.2%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Sohlwai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278079

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

## How far is Sohlwai 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 Sohlwai?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sohlwai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawphlang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Sohlwai known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Sohlwai

Of every 100 households in Sohlwai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohlwai · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**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 ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**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 Sohlwai?

■ Sohlwai · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****525**

**980

Working population ****45.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 90.8% for women. 44% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 106 (99%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Laitulong248 people
- Pyrton Sohphoh245 people
- Mawkohtep244 people
- Laitmawpen241 people
- Krang Nongshiliang Lumkynton230 people
- Mawpunneng 'A'228 people
- Mawripih A228 people
- Lyngwa Lummynsain227 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohlwai?793120
- How far is Sohlwai from Shillong?59 km by road
- What is the population of Sohlwai?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohlwai in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohlwai?87.2% (Census 2011)