About Sohkha Shnong Village

Sohkha Shnong is a mid sized village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 361 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohkha Shnong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohkha Shnong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Amlarem
Pincode	793109
Population	691
Male Population	361
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
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 Sohkha Shnong compares

By the 2011 count Sohkha Shnong is the 17th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sohkha Shnong

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

Sohkha Shnong 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 Shnong
Tehsil headquarters	Amlarem	11 km
Nearest town	Jowai	29 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	37 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	50 km

Villages closest to Sohkha Shnong

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 Shnong

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohkha Shnong village had a population of 691. That makes it the 17th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Sohkha Shnong village has 361 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohkha Shnong has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Sohkha Shnong 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 10+ km distance for Sohkha Shnong.

Sohkha Shnong 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 Shnong is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 11 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.