# Sohma Village, Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Sohma

Sohma is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **648 people in 113 households**, the 22nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 648people (2011)
- 113households
- 38.4%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Sohma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohma is 793114.** Sohma falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277342

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

## How far is Sohma from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)50 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)50 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 Sohma?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sohma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Sohma known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Sohma

Of every 100 households in Sohma in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohma · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****99%**

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sohma?

■ Sohma · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.4%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1126**

**975

Working population ****40.6%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.6% for men and 38.3% for women. 40% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 107 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 155 (59%)

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 Mawkyrwat

- Nongsynrieh756 people
- Domjyrti738 people
- Mawsaw685 people
- Laitlawsnai665 people
- Wahsiej636 people
- Nongbrei Nongdom620 people
- Pynden Sakwang612 people
- Photjaud Rangthong608 people

[All 140 villages in Mawkyrwat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohma?793114
- How far is Sohma from Nongstoin?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sohma?648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohma in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohma?38.4% (Census 2011)