About Somalapur Village

Somalapur is a mid sized village in Amla tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 535 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412.55 hectares hectares.

Somalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somalapur village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Amla
Area (hectares)	412.55 hectares
Population	1,056
Male Population	535
Female Population	521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somalapur compares

By the 2011 count Somalapur is the 51st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 412.55 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Somalapur

Somalapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Somalapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somalapur from other places

Somalapur lies about 24 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Jaulkhera, about 7.8 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 Somalapur
Nearest railway station	Jaulkhera	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amla	8.7 km
District headquarters	Betul	24 km

Villages closest to Somalapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amla 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 Somalapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Somalapur village had a population of 1,056. That makes it the 51st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Somalapur village has 535 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somalapur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Somalapur covers 412.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somalapur falls under Amla tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somalapur is Jaulkhera, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Somalapur.

Somalapur is about 24 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somalapur is in Amla tehsil of Betul district. Jaulkhera is about 7.8 km away. Amla is about 8.7 km away. Betul is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.