About Somapur Village

Somapur is a mid sized village in Sindgi tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 429 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somapur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bijapur
Tehsil	Sindgi
Pincode	586112
Area (hectares)	419.98 hectares
Population	817
Male Population	429
Female Population	388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somapur compares

By the 2011 count Somapur is the 124th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 419.98 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Somapur

Somapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somapur as Available within village. 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 Shambewad, Shantinagar, Shirasgi and Sindgi. 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 Somapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Somapur village had a population of 817. That makes it the 124th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Somapur village has 429 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somapur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

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

Somapur covers 419.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somapur falls under Sindgi tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Somapur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Somapur.

Somapur is in Sindgi 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.