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About Sohlwai Village

Sohlwai is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 125 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohlwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohlwai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793120
Population 233
Male Population 125
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohlwai compares

By the 2011 count Sohlwai is the 134th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sohlwai

Sohlwai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sohlwai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rynli, Sawlad Marbisu, Shilliang Donki and Shilliang Ktieh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sohlwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohlwai village had a population of 233. That makes it the 134th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Sohlwai village has 125 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohlwai has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sohlwai is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohlwai falls under Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Sohlwai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sohlwai.

Sohlwai is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sohlwai today is likely to be higher.

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