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About Sohklong Village

Sohklong is a small village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 39 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohklong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohklong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawsynram
Pincode 793121
Population 82
Male Population 39
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohklong compares

By the 2011 count Sohklong is the 139th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Sohklong

Sohklong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohklong as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ryngku Bazar, Ryngku Mukh, Ryngku Skong and Sanditola. 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 Sohklong

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohklong village had a population of 82. That makes it the 139th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Sohklong village has 39 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohklong has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Sohklong is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohklong falls under Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

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

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Sohklong.

Sohklong is in Mawsynram 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 Sohklong today is likely to be higher.

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