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About Sohphoh Village

Sohphoh is a mid sized village in Thadlaskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 325 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohphoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohphoh village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Thadlaskein
Pincode 793151
Population 634
Male Population 325
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohphoh compares

By the 2011 count Sohphoh is the 55th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below 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 well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sohphoh

Sohphoh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohphoh as Available within 5 - 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 Sohphoh from other places

Sohphoh lies about 52 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 59 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 Sohphoh
Nearest town Nongthymmai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Thadlaskein 28 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 52 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 59 km

Villages closest to Sohphoh

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.

Common questions about Sohphoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohphoh village had a population of 634. That makes it the 55th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Sohphoh village has 325 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohphoh has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sohphoh is 793151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Sohphoh is Kamalajari, about 59 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sohphoh.

Sohphoh is about 52 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sohphoh is in Thadlaskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Nongthymmai is about under 2 km away. Thadlaskein is about 28 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongthymme (under 2 km), Maw Shillong (1.9 km) and Nongjngi (21 km).

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

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