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About Lait Sohphie Village

Lait Sohphie is a mid sized village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 294 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lait Sohphie Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lait Sohphie village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Pynursla
Pincode 793112
Population 607
Male Population 294
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lait Sohphie compares

By the 2011 count Lait Sohphie is the 33rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Lait Sohphie

Lait Sohphie is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lait Sohphie as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lait Sohphie from other places

Lait Sohphie lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 65 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 Lait Sohphie
Tehsil headquarters Pynursla under 2 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 18 km
Nearest town Nongthymmai 28 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 65 km

Villages closest to Lait Sohphie

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pynursla 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 Lait Sohphie

As per the Census of India 2011, Lait Sohphie village had a population of 607. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Lait Sohphie village has 294 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lait Sohphie has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Lait Sohphie is 793112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lait Sohphie falls under Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Lait Sohphie is শাহবাজপুর, about 65 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lait Sohphie.

Lait Sohphie 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.

Lait Sohphie is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Pynursla is about under 2 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 18 km away. Nongthymmai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iew Pynursla (under 2 km), Pnursla Nenggate (under 2 km) and Pynursla (under 2 km).

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

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