About Sohkha Mission Village

Sohkha Mission is a mid sized village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 279 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohkha Mission Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohkha Mission village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Amlarem
Pincode	793109
Population	554
Male Population	279
Female Population	275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohkha Mission compares

By the 2011 count Sohkha Mission is the 27th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sohkha Mission

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

Sohkha Mission lies about 37 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 50 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 Sohkha Mission
Tehsil headquarters	Amlarem	12 km
Nearest town	Jowai	29 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	37 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	50 km

Villages closest to Sohkha Mission

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amlarem 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 Sohkha Mission

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohkha Mission village had a population of 554. That makes it the 27th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Sohkha Mission village has 279 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohkha Mission has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sohkha Mission is 793109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohkha Mission falls under Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Sohkha Mission is শাহবাজপুর, about 50 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 Sohkha Mission.

Sohkha Mission is about 37 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohkha Mission is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 12 km away. Jowai is about 29 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.