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

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Sohsyniang

Sohsyniang is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **540 people in 92 households**, the 31st largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 540people (2011)
- 92households
- 77.2%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Sohsyniang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sohsyniang is 793119.** Sohsyniang falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277369

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

## How far is Sohsyniang from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)25 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)25 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 Sohsyniang?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sohsyniang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Sohsyniang 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 Sohsyniang

Of every 100 households in Sohsyniang in 2011, 65 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sohsyniang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**16%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****74%**

**58%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sohsyniang?

■ Sohsyniang · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**975

Working population ****40.9%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 78.4% for women. 39% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 220 (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

- Nonglyngkein586 people
- Sohkyllam582 people
- Mawkohphet568 people
- Laitnong553 people
- Awro535 people
- Lawblei505 people
- Manad505 people
- Mawbidong495 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohsyniang?793119
- How far is Sohsyniang from Nongstoin?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sohsyniang?540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohsyniang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohsyniang?77.2% (Census 2011)