About Sohkhmie Village

Sohkhmie 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 267, made up of 142 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohkhmie Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohkhmie village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793111
Population	267
Male Population	142
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
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 Sohkhmie compares

By the 2011 count Sohkhmie is the 52nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little 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 Sohkhmie

Sohkhmie is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sohkhmie 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 Sohkhmie from other places

Sohkhmie lies about 21 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 Sohkhmie
Nearest town	Shella	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	21 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	21 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	67 km

Villages closest to Sohkhmie

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.

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Common questions about Sohkhmie

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohkhmie village had a population of 267. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Sohkhmie village has 142 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohkhmie has about 880 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 Sohkhmie is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Sohkhmie 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sohkhmie.

Sohkhmie is about 21 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.

Sohkhmie is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 15 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 21 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.