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About Soma Kalan Village

Soma Kalan is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 217 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.62 hectares hectares.

Soma Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soma Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 168.62 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 217
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soma Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Soma Kalan is the 122nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 168.62 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Soma Kalan

Soma Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soma Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Soma Kalan from other places

Soma Kalan lies about 51 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 19 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 Soma Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 13 km
Nearest town Sihorā 17 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 19 km
District headquarters Katni 51 km

Villages closest to Soma Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahoriband 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 Soma Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Soma Kalan village had a population of 426. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Soma Kalan village has 217 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soma Kalan has about 963 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 964.

Soma Kalan covers 168.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soma Kalan falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soma Kalan is Sihora Road, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Soma Kalan.

Soma Kalan is about 51 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soma Kalan is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Bahoriband is about 13 km away. Sihorā is about 17 km away. Sihora Road is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhariya (under 2 km), Bichhiya Kap (1.9 km) and Bamhauri (1.9 km).

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

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