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About Somchadi Village

Somchadi is a small village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 232 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.77 hectares hectares.

Somchadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somchadi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 396.77 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 232
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somchadi compares

By the 2011 count Somchadi is the 72nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 396.77 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Somchadi

Somchadi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Somchadi as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somchadi from other places

Somchadi lies about 71 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 10 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 Somchadi
Nearest railway station Thuria 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Alot 14 km
District headquarters Ratlam 71 km

Villages closest to Somchadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somchadi village had a population of 472. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Somchadi village has 232 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somchadi has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Somchadi covers 396.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somchadi falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somchadi is Thuria, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Somchadi.

Somchadi is about 71 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somchadi is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Thuria is about 10 km away. Alot is about 14 km away. Ratlam is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Himmat Khedi (under 2 km), Devgarh (under 2 km) and Khankar Khedi (1.7 km).

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

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