# Sohkhwai Village, Umling, Ribhoi (Meghalaya) – PIN Code

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Village · Umling, Ribhoi 

# Sohkhwai

Sohkhwai is a village in Umling sub-district of Ribhoi district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793102**. The 2011 Census counted **520 people in 83 households**, the 37th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 520people (2011)
- 83households
- 71.5%literacy
- 793102PIN code

## Sohkhwai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohkhwai is 793102.** Sohkhwai falls in Umling sub-district, Ribhoi district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793102
- Community development blockUmling
- Census village code277522

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

## How far is Sohkhwai from nearby towns?

- Umling (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Nongpoh (district HQ)21 km by road
- Nongpoh (nearest town)21 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 Sohkhwai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sohkhwai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Nongpoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongpoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sohkhwai

Of every 100 households in Sohkhwai in 2011, 54 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sohkhwai · ■ Umling rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**22%

Tap water ****96%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**18%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****1%**

**40%

Television ****28%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**5%

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

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Sohkhwai?

■ Sohkhwai · ■ Umling rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**934

Working population ****41.0%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 67.0% for women. 41% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 203 (95%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Umling

- Umtham534 people
- Tamuli Kuchi531 people
- Narang530 people
- Dehal526 people
- Ampher509 people
- Umsawnongkharai503 people
- Rongjari501 people
- Jojwabil488 people

[All 223 villages in Umling](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/ribhoi/umling/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohkhwai?793102
- How far is Sohkhwai from Nongpoh?21 km by road
- What is the population of Sohkhwai?520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohkhwai in?Ribhoi district (Umling sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohkhwai?71.5% (Census 2011)