# Sohbar Village, Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/sohbar/ Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills # Sohbar Sohbar is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,072 people in 193 households**, the 7th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 1,072people (2011) - 193households - 65.7%literacy - 793108PIN code ## Sohbar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sohbar is 793108.** Sohbar falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793108 - Community development blockShella Bholaganj - Census village code278849 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sohbar from nearby towns? - Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Shillong (district HQ)71 km by road - Shillong (nearest town)71 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 Sohbar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sohbar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Sohbar known for? The main crops are **pine apple, orange and banana**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sohbar Of every 100 households in Sohbar in 2011, 69 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sohbar · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **64% Toilet within the home ****21%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **77% Tap water ****53%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **89% Use banking services ****25%** **30% Television ****45%** **23% Mobile phone ****12%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****49%** **59% Own their home ****91%** **81% 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 Sohbar? ■ Sohbar · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **953 Working population ****37.9%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 67.5% for women. 50% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 397 (98%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Shella Bholaganj - Umkhabaw1,359 people - Bholaganj1,225 people - Mawmluh1,152 people - Dalia1,093 people - Khahumrin824 people - Diengsiar Mawlong808 people - Umtaru801 people - Mawmluh MCCL743 people [All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sohbar?793108 - How far is Sohbar from Shillong?71 km by road - What is the population of Sohbar?1,072 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sohbar in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Sohbar?65.7% (Census 2011)