Sohkhar, Umling

Sohkhar is a village located in the Umling Subdivision of Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The village falls in Umling block. It belongs to Shillong parliament constituency and Nongpoh assembly constituency.

As on May 2025, the current population of Sohkhar is 306 out of which 144 are males and rest 162 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1125 females per 1000 males. There are around 26 teenagers in Sohkhar. It has literacy rate of 87% which means around 267 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 292 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 52 households in Sohkhar, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 139. The pincode of Sohkhar is 793102 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Nongpoh Sub Post office
• Lailad Branch Post office
• Saiden Branch Post office
• Umden Branch Post office
• Niangbari Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Hosana English School
• Sohkhar Lp School

Hospitals

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

• Nongpoh
• Umden Primary Health Center
• Umshaken Sub-Center
• Umsawnongkharai Sub-Center
• Umsawnongbri Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Central Bank of India Nongpoh
• Canara Bank Nongpoh
• ICICI Bank Nongpoh
• Indian Bank Nongpoh
• North East Small Finance Bank Umlyngdiat Nongpoh