About Sohryngkham Village

Sohryngkham is one of the larger villages in Mawryngkneng tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,736, made up of 2,824 males and 2,912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohryngkham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohryngkham village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawryngkneng
Pincode	793015
Population	5,736
Male Population	2,824
Female Population	2,912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohryngkham compares

By the 2011 count Sohryngkham is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Sohryngkham

Sohryngkham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohryngkham as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sohryngkham from other places

Sohryngkham lies about 21 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 61 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 Sohryngkham
Nearest town	Nongthymmai	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawryngkneng	9.9 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	21 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	61 km

Villages closest to Sohryngkham

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

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Common questions about Sohryngkham

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohryngkham village had a population of 5,736. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,051 residents.

Sohryngkham village has 2,824 males and 2,912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohryngkham has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Sohryngkham is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohryngkham falls under Mawryngkneng tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Sohryngkham is Kamalajari, about 61 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohryngkham.

Sohryngkham is about 21 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.

Sohryngkham is in Mawryngkneng tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about 6.1 km away. Mawryngkneng is about 9.9 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.