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About Lad Sohbar Village

Lad Sohbar is a small village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 83 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 759 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lad Sohbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lad Sohbar village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793108
Population 146
Male Population 83
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 759
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lad Sohbar compares

By the 2011 count Lad Sohbar is the 77th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Lad Sohbar

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

Lad Sohbar lies about 25 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, 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 Lad Sohbar
Nearest town Shella 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 25 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 25 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 67 km

Villages closest to Lad Sohbar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shella Bholaganj 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 Lad Sohbar

As per the Census of India 2011, Lad Sohbar village had a population of 146. That makes it the 77th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Lad Sohbar village has 83 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lad Sohbar has about 759 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Lad Sohbar is 793108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lad Sohbar falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Lad Sohbar is শাহবাজপুর, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lad Sohbar.

Lad Sohbar is about 25 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.

Lad Sohbar is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 11 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 25 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laittyra (under 2 km), Sohbar (under 2 km) and Lad Ryngud (under 2 km).

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

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