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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Sohmasem

Sohmasem is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 9 households**, the 129th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 48people (2011)
- 9households
- 60.5%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Sohmasem PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277335

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

## How far is Sohmasem from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)38 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)38 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 Sohmasem?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Sohmasem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Rohbah
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)10 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 Sohmasem 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 Sohmasem

Of every 100 households in Sohmasem in 2011, 11 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sohmasem · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Sohmasem?

■ Sohmasem · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**975

Working population ****39.6%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 55.0% for women. 39% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 19 (100%)

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

- Mawkhew59 people
- Diwian Rangblang53 people
- Pawphlang Perkseh51 people
- Langtor50 people
- Diwian Mawiong44 people
- Nongdiloin40 people
- Phlangjaud34 people
- Diwian Nongbah Rim29 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohmasem?793114
- How far is Sohmasem from Nongstoin?38 km by road
- What is the population of Sohmasem?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohmasem in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohmasem?60.5% (Census 2011)