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About Somalwada Village

Somalwada is a large village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,001, made up of 1,051 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859.99 hectares hectares.

Somalwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somalwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 859.99 hectares
Population 2,001
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somalwada compares

By the 2011 count Somalwada is the 13th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 859.99 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Somalwada

Somalwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somalwada 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somalwada from other places

Somalwada lies about 32 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharamkundi, about 4.7 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 Somalwada
Nearest railway station Dharamkundi 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 13 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 13 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 32 km

Villages closest to Somalwada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Somalwada

As per the Census of India 2011, Somalwada village had a population of 2,001. That makes it the 13th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Somalwada village has 1,051 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somalwada has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Somalwada covers 859.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somalwada falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somalwada is Dharamkundi, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Somalwada.

Somalwada is about 32 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somalwada is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Dharamkundi is about 4.7 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 13 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiran Kheda (3.1 km), Satwasa (3.2 km) and Bhadang Chikhli (3.6 km).

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

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