About Sohmynting Village

Sohmynting is a large village in Thadlaskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,310, made up of 1,688 males and 1,622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohmynting Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohmynting village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Thadlaskein
Pincode	793150
Population	3,310
Male Population	1,688
Female Population	1,622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
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 Sohmynting compares

By the 2011 count Sohmynting is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 882 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sohmynting

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

Sohmynting lies about 25 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 68 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 Sohmynting
Nearest town	Jowai	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thadlaskein	7.4 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	25 km
Nearest railway station	Longai	68 km

Villages closest to Sohmynting

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thadlaskein 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 Sohmynting

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohmynting village had a population of 3,310. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Sohmynting village has 1,688 males and 1,622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohmynting has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sohmynting is 793150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohmynting falls under Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Sohmynting is Longai, about 68 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 Sohmynting.

Sohmynting is about 25 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohmynting is in Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Jowai is about 5.2 km away. Thadlaskein is about 7.4 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.