About Somnal Village

Somnal is a mid sized village in Basavana Bagevadi tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 653 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1001.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somnal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bijapur
Tehsil	Basavana Bagevadi
Pincode	586112
Area (hectares)	1001.7 hectares
Population	1,296
Male Population	653
Female Population	643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somnal compares

By the 2011 count Somnal is the 73rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,604 residents. Its 1001.7 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Somnal

Somnal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somnal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sevalalnagar, Shankarnagar, Siddanath R C and Sindgeri. 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 Somnal

As per the Census of India 2011, Somnal village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,604 residents.

Somnal village has 653 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somnal has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Somnal is 586112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somnal covers 1001.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somnal falls under Basavana Bagevadi tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Somnal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Somnal.

Somnal is in Basavana Bagevadi tehsil of Bijapur 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.