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About Somlapur Village

Somlapur is a small village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 169 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.92 hectares hectares.

Somlapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somlapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 470.92 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 169
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somlapur compares

By the 2011 count Somlapur is the 198th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 470.92 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Somlapur

Somlapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Somlapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Somlapur from other places

Somlapur 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 Somlapur
Nearest railway station Jaulkhera 7.8 km
Nearest town Amla 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 16 km
District headquarters Betul 24 km

Villages closest to Somlapur

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 Somlapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Somlapur village had a population of 337. That makes it the 198th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Somlapur village has 169 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somlapur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Somlapur covers 470.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Somlapur is Jaulkhera, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Somlapur.

Somlapur 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.

Somlapur is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Jaulkhera is about 7.8 km away. Amla is about 8.7 km away. Multai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bothiya (2.1 km), Jhirikhapa (2.1 km) and Kund (3.1 km).

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

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