# Sohpi Village, Mairang, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mairang, West Khasi Hills 

# Sohpi

Sohpi is a village in Mairang sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 78 households**, the 62nd largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 442people (2011)
- 78households
- 95.3%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Sohpi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohpi is 793120.** Sohpi falls in Mairang sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMairang
- Census village code277061

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

## How far is Sohpi from nearby towns?

- Mairang (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)72 km by road
- Mairang (nearest town)22 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 Sohpi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sohpi; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mairang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mairang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Sohpi known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Sohpi

Of every 100 households in Sohpi in 2011, 36 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sohpi · ■ Mairang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**32%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****15%**

**17%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Sohpi?

■ Sohpi · ■ Mairang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**957

Working population ****54.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 95.0% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 186 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%)

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 Mairang

- Mawtharap458 people
- Mawsium448 people
- Pyrda thymmai445 people
- Mawkhapkhwa443 people
- Pyndengdombah429 people
- Mawkhap mawnai426 people
- Mawpyrdoi424 people
- Mawlumkohkhrang415 people

[All 144 villages in Mairang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mairang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohpi?793120
- How far is Sohpi from Nongstoin?72 km by road
- What is the population of Sohpi?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohpi in?West Khasi Hills district (Mairang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohpi?95.3% (Census 2011)