About Sohlong Village

Sohlong is a small village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 176 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohlong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohlong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Pynursla
Pincode	793112
Population	351
Male Population	176
Female Population	175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohlong compares

By the 2011 count Sohlong is the 59th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Sohlong

Sohlong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohlong 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 Sohlong from other places

Sohlong lies about 11 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 67 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 Sohlong
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	11 km
Nearest town	Shillong	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pynursla	28 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza	67 km

Villages closest to Sohlong

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.

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Common questions about Sohlong

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohlong village had a population of 351. That makes it the 59th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Sohlong village has 176 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohlong has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Sohlong is Mirza, about 67 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 Sohlong.

Sohlong is about 11 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.

Sohlong is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. East Khasi Hills is about 11 km away. Shillong is about 19 km away. Pynursla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.