# Sophohwaiong Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Sophohwaiong

Sophohwaiong is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 19 households**, the 111th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 127people (2011)
- 19households
- 12.8%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Sophohwaiong PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279118

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

## How far is Sophohwaiong from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)46 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)46 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 Sophohwaiong?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sophohwaiong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nartiang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells

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 Sophohwaiong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sophohwaiong

Of every 100 households in Sophohwaiong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sophohwaiong · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**43%

Tap water ****11%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**44%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Sophohwaiong?

■ Sophohwaiong · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****12.8%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**976

Working population ****37.0%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 4.8% for men and 20.5% for women. 36% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (96%)

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

- Umbluhumsning147 people
- Shiabnai142 people
- Laru137 people
- Lumkya135 people
- Mooker119 people
- Pdeintaloo116 people
- Madur Thymme111 people
- Nongsutnga108 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sophohwaiong?793151
- How far is Sophohwaiong from Jowai?46 km by road
- What is the population of Sophohwaiong?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sophohwaiong in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sophohwaiong?12.8% (Census 2011)