# Sohklong Village, Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawsynram, East Khasi Hills 

# Sohklong

Sohklong is a village in Mawsynram sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **82 people in 17 households**, the 141st largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 82people (2011)
- 17households
- 82.9%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Sohklong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohklong is 793121.** Sohklong falls in Mawsynram sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawsynram
- Census village code278639

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

## How far is Sohklong from nearby towns?

- Mawsynram (sub-district HQ)0 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)60 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)60 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 Sohklong?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sohklong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dongshilliang
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mawsynram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Sohklong

Of every 100 households in Sohklong in 2011, 100 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sohklong · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**7%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**98%

Use banking services ****53%**

**31%

Television ****47%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**52%

Own their home ****88%**

**93%

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 Sohklong?

■ Sohklong · ■ Mawsynram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**979

Working population ****45.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 80.6% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 35 (95%) · **■** Marginal 2 (5%)

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 Mawsynram

- Nayapara85 people
- Nongdisiar84 people
- Rajagaon West83 people
- Mawspong82 people
- Dewsaw Nongthymmai80 people
- Domjri73 people
- Kyndong Wahrit73 people
- Umlynter73 people

[All 166 villages in Mawsynram](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawsynram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohklong?793121
- How far is Sohklong from Shillong?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sohklong?82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohklong in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawsynram sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohklong?82.9% (Census 2011)