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About Somakhedi Village

Somakhedi is a large village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,622, made up of 1,306 males and 1,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.93 hectares hectares.

Somakhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somakhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 252.93 hectares
Population 2,622
Male Population 1,306
Female Population 1,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somakhedi compares

By the 2011 count Somakhedi is the 14th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 252.93 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Somakhedi

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

How far is Somakhedi from other places

Somakhedi lies about 52 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Patalpani Waterfall, about 27 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 Somakhedi
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 17 km
Nearest railway station Patalpani Waterfall 27 km
District headquarters Khargone 52 km

Villages closest to Somakhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somakhedi village had a population of 2,622. That makes it the 14th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Somakhedi village has 1,306 males and 1,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somakhedi has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Somakhedi covers 252.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somakhedi falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somakhedi is Patalpani Waterfall, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Somakhedi.

Somakhedi is about 52 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somakhedi is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Maheshwar is about 17 km away. Patalpani Waterfall is about 27 km away. Khargone is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikli (under 2 km), Gulawad (under 2 km) and Jhirnaya (1.9 km).

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

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