Dira, Sohiong

Dira is a village located in the Sohiong Subdivision of East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. The village falls in Sohiong block. It belongs to Shillong parliament constituency and Sohing assembly constituency.

As on November 2024, the current population of Dira is 675 out of which 321 are males and rest 354 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1103 females per 1000 males. There are around 144 teenagers in Dira. It has literacy rate of 29% which means around 198 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 673 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 120 households in Dira, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 275. The pincode of Dira is 793115 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Sohiong Sub Post office
• Lyngkhoi Branch Post office
• Madan Bitaw Branch Post office
• Nongspung Branch Post office
• Sohpian Branch Post office

Schools

Dira has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Dira Govt Lower Primary School

Hospitals

Dira has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Lempluh Sub-Center
• Nongspung Primary Health Center

Banks

Dira has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Canara Bank Surokspar Sohiong