About Somgad Village

Somgad is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,309, made up of 671 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somgad village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175121
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	1,309
Male Population	671
Female Population	638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somgad compares

By the 2011 count Somgad is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Somgad

Somgad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somgad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somgad from other places

Somgad lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 54 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Somgad
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	6.7 km
District headquarters	Mandi	28 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	54 km

Villages closest to Somgad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki tehsil.

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 Somgad

As per the Census of India 2011, Somgad village had a population of 1,309. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Somgad village has 671 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somgad has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Somgad is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somgad covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somgad falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somgad is Buffer Stop, about 54 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Somgad.

Somgad is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somgad is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 6.7 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Buffer Stop is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.