# Sohphoh Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/sohphoh/

Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Sohphoh

Sohphoh is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 116 households**, the 56th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 634people (2011)
- 116households
- 50.9%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Sohphoh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohphoh is 793151.** Sohphoh falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279138

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

## How far is Sohphoh from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)19 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)19 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 Sohphoh?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sohphoh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khliehtyrshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sohphoh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tomato and orange**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sohphoh

Of every 100 households in Sohphoh in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sohphoh · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**43%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****11%**

**27%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****13%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sohphoh?

■ Sohphoh · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**976

Working population ****50.0%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.4% for men and 61.7% for women. 49% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 316 (100%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%)

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 Thadlaskein

- Myrjai712 people
- Mukhnang654 people
- Lumtrep651 people
- Pynthorlangtein639 people
- Mynkrem629 people
- Umjalisiaw622 people
- Mukhla Shohshrieh604 people
- Kremmyrsiang597 people

[All 133 villages in Thadlaskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohphoh?793151
- How far is Sohphoh from Jowai?19 km by road
- What is the population of Sohphoh?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohphoh in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohphoh?50.9% (Census 2011)