About Sohkhwai Village

Sohkhwai is a mid sized village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 263 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohkhwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohkhwai village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Ribhoi
Tehsil	Umling
Pincode	793102
Population	520
Male Population	263
Female Population	257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohkhwai compares

By the 2011 count Sohkhwai is the 37th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 352 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Sohkhwai

Sohkhwai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sohkhwai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ryndhi, Santipur, Sarigang and Sarikushi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sohkhwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohkhwai village had a population of 520. That makes it the 37th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Sohkhwai village has 263 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohkhwai has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Sohkhwai is 793102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohkhwai falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Sohkhwai notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sohkhwai.

Sohkhwai is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.