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About Somaj Village

Somaj is a small village in Karjan tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 132 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 742 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 392220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somaj village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Karjan
Pincode 392220
Area (hectares) 159.99 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 132
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 742
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somaj compares

By the 2011 count Somaj is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 159.99 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Somaj

Somaj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somaj 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 Saring, Sarupur Timbi, Sayar and Sherpura. 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.

Common questions about Somaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Somaj village had a population of 230. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Somaj village has 132 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somaj has about 742 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Somaj is 392220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somaj covers 159.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somaj falls under Karjan tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The census record for Somaj 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 Somaj.

Somaj is in Karjan tehsil of Vadodara 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Somaj today is likely to be higher.

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