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About Sohram Lwai Village

Sohram Lwai is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 150 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohram Lwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohram Lwai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793120
Population 302
Male Population 150
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohram Lwai compares

By the 2011 count Sohram Lwai is the 104th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sohram Lwai

Sohram Lwai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohram Lwai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sohram Lwai from other places

Sohram Lwai lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 73 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sohram Lwai
Nearest town Shella 14 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawphlang 21 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 73 km

Villages closest to Sohram Lwai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawphlang tehsil.

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 Sohram Lwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohram Lwai village had a population of 302. That makes it the 104th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Sohram Lwai village has 150 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohram Lwai has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Sohram Lwai is শাহবাজপুর, about 73 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sohram Lwai.

Sohram Lwai is about 18 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohram Lwai is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 14 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 18 km away. Mawphlang is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawpunneng (under 2 km), Mawpunneng A (under 2 km) and Mawpunrum (under 2 km).

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

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