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About Somanala Bk Village

Somanala Bk is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 585 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanala Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanala Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441908
Area (hectares) 446.91 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 585
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanala Bk compares

By the 2011 count Somanala Bk is the 33rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 446.91 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Somanala Bk

Somanala Bk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somanala Bk as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Somanala Bk from other places

Somanala Bk lies about 39 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 7.6 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 Somanala Bk
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 14 km
Nearest town Pawni 14 km
District headquarters Bhandara 39 km

Villages closest to Somanala Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauni 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 Somanala Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanala Bk village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Somanala Bk village has 585 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanala Bk has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Somanala Bk is 441908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanala Bk covers 446.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somanala Bk falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Somanala Bk is Bhiwapur, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance for Somanala Bk.

Somanala Bk is about 39 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanala Bk is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhiwapur is about 7.6 km away. Pauni is about 14 km away. Pawni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somanala Kh (under 2 km), Adyal (3.0 km) and Parsodi (4.3 km).

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

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