# Sohmarang Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Sohmarang

Sohmarang is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 25 households**, the 219th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 128people (2011)
- 25households
- 97.3%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Sohmarang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276349

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

## How far is Sohmarang from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)94 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)94 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 Sohmarang?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sohmarang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawthengkut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Sohmarang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, arecanut and banana**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Sohmarang

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

■ Sohmarang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

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

**51%

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

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****4%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****65%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sohmarang?

■ Sohmarang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.3%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**940

Working population ****28.1%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 95.1% for women. 38% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (11%)

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 Mawshynrut

- Porthyrnang135 people
- Nongkabur131 people
- Wakpangram B130 people
- Langmar129 people
- Mawkhap127 people
- Pyndengmawlieh127 people
- Rongjambi127 people
- Umthlong127 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sohmarang?793120
- How far is Sohmarang from Nongstoin?94 km by road
- What is the population of Sohmarang?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sohmarang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Sohmarang?97.3% (Census 2011)