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About Somwarkheda Village

Somwarkheda is a mid sized village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,132, made up of 590 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764 hectares hectares.

Somwarkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somwarkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Area (hectares) 764 hectares
Population 1,132
Male Population 590
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somwarkheda compares

By the 2011 count Somwarkheda is the 24th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 764 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Somwarkheda

Somwarkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somwarkheda as Available within village. 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 Somwarkheda from other places

Somwarkheda lies about 61 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Pathrot, about 18 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 Somwarkheda
Tehsil headquarters Chikhaldara 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Pathrot 18 km
Nearest town Achalpur 19 km
District headquarters Amravati 61 km

Villages closest to Somwarkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somwarkheda village had a population of 1,132. That makes it the 24th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Somwarkheda village has 590 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somwarkheda has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Somwarkheda covers 764 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somwarkheda falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Somwarkheda is Pathrot, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Somwarkheda.

Somwarkheda is about 61 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somwarkheda is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 7.5 km away. Pathrot is about 18 km away. Achalpur 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 Malkapur (under 2 km), Ramtek (1.8 km) and Wadapati (2.1 km).

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

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