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About Lumsohphie Village

Lumsohphie 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 97, made up of 50 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lumsohphie Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lumsohphie village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793108
Population 97
Male Population 50
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lumsohphie compares

By the 2011 count Lumsohphie is the 91st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Lumsohphie

Lumsohphie is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lumsohphie as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Lumsohphie from other places

Lumsohphie lies about 24 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 51 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 Lumsohphie
Nearest town Mawlai-Mawïong 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 24 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 24 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 51 km

Villages closest to Lumsohphie

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 Lumsohphie

As per the Census of India 2011, Lumsohphie village had a population of 97. That makes it the 91st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Lumsohphie village has 50 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lumsohphie has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Lumsohphie is Kamalajari, about 51 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 10+ km distance for Lumsohphie.

Lumsohphie is about 24 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.

Lumsohphie is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawlai-Mawïong is about 7.3 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 24 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawshar (9.6 km), Nongnong (13 km) and Nongthymmai (13 km).

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

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