# Sohlap Village, Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Sohlap

Sohlap is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793108**. The 2011 Census counted **415 people in 73 households**, the 40th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 415people (2011)
- 73households
- 77.4%literacy
- 793108PIN code

## Sohlap PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohlap is 793108.** Sohlap falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793108
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278864

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

## How far is Sohlap from nearby towns?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)90 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)90 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 Sohlap?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sohlap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Sohlap

Of every 100 households in Sohlap in 2011, 94 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sohlap · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****44%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**59%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sohlap?

■ Sohlap · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**953

Working population ****37.6%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 70.8% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 155 (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 Shella Bholaganj

- Laittyra439 people
- Umsawmaskon427 people
- Nongduh424 people
- Kemrang421 people
- Khahmohi393 people
- Mawsahew360 people
- Nongsteng356 people
- Pyrkan345 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 Sohlap?793108
- How far is Sohlap from Shillong?90 km by road
- What is the population of Sohlap?415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohlap in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohlap?77.4% (Census 2011)