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

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Sohkha Model

Sohkha Model is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 63 households**, the 47th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 326people (2011)
- 63households
- 97.9%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Sohkha Model PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279345

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

## How far is Sohkha Model 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 Model?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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 wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Model

Of every 100 households in Sohkha Model in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sohkha Model · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**78%

Tap water ****98%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**46%

Television ****34%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**54%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Model?

■ Sohkha Model · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**987

Working population ****62.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 96.4% for women. 70% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 184 (90%)

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

- Amlari Model367 people
- Umsalang363 people
- Kudeng Thymmai360 people
- Kharkhana333 people
- Pdengkarong316 people
- Pasadwar309 people
- Mawlong307 people
- Amshipai295 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohkha Model?793109
- How far is Sohkha Model from Jowai?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sohkha Model?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohkha Model in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohkha Model?97.9% (Census 2011)