Previously known as Cherrapunji, the history of Sohra date back to 1982 when it was established as a sub division in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. The indigenous Khasi tribe of this area has its history traced back to the 16th century, when they were ruled by the "Syiems of Khyriem" in the Khasi hills.

In 1883, when the Khasis came under the British rule, Sohra was called "Cherra" or "Churra". It became the first place where British Christian missionaries first came in contact with the Khasi tribe. In the early 18th century, the British converted the Khasi people into Christianity by giving them their first English script and helped them systematise their grammar.

Eventually later, the state government of Meghalaya had renamed Cherrapunji back to its original name, Sohra.

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