# Sohkha Mission Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Sohkha Mission

Sohkha Mission is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **554 people in 90 households**, the 27th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 554people (2011)
- 90households
- 95.2%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Sohkha Mission PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohkha Mission is 793109.** Sohkha Mission falls in Amlarem sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279336

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

## How far is Sohkha Mission from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)45 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 Sohkha Mission?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sohkha Mission; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nongtalang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Sohkha Mission

Of every 100 households in Sohkha Mission in 2011, 90 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Sohkha Mission · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**78%

Tap water ****99%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****48%**

**46%

Television ****42%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**54%

Own their home ****86%**

**89%

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 Sohkha Mission?

■ Sohkha Mission · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**987

Working population ****31.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 95.6% for women. 39% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 103 (59%) · **■** Marginal 21 (12%)

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 Amlarem

- Nongbareh Lyntiar597 people
- Nongtalang Mission591 people
- Pamtbuh570 people
- Amlanai559 people
- Padu Mawsku549 people
- Lumpyngngad527 people
- Sankhat525 people
- Jong - u - Shen503 people

[All 98 villages in Amlarem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/amlarem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohkha Mission?793109
- How far is Sohkha Mission from Jowai?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sohkha Mission?554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohkha Mission in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohkha Mission?95.2% (Census 2011)