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About Somgarh Village

Somgarh is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,281, made up of 661 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1503.97 hectares hectares.

Somgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somgarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 1503.97 hectares
Population 1,281
Male Population 661
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Somgarh compares

By the 2011 count Somgarh is the 73rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 1503.97 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 999.

Getting to Somgarh

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

How far is Somgarh from other places

Somgarh lies about 50 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Chichonda, about 6.2 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 Somgarh
Nearest railway station Chichonda 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 13 km
District headquarters Betul 50 km

Villages closest to Somgarh

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

Common questions about Somgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Somgarh village had a population of 1,281. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Somgarh village has 661 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somgarh has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Somgarh covers 1503.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somgarh falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somgarh is Chichonda, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Somgarh is about 50 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somgarh is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Chichonda is about 6.2 km away. Multai is about 13 km away. Betul is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birolijhilpa (2.6 km), Kodhar (4.7 km) and Kondhar (4.7 km).

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

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