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About Somthana Village

Somthana is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 629 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somthana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Pincode 443301
Area (hectares) 462.48 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 629
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somthana compares

By the 2011 count Somthana is the 42nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 462.48 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Somthana

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

Somthana lies about 63 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Paradgaon, about 55 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 Somthana
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Paradgaon 55 km
District headquarters Buldana 63 km

Villages closest to Somthana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somthana village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Somthana village has 629 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somthana has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Somthana is 443301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somthana covers 462.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somthana falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Somthana is Paradgaon, about 55 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 Somthana.

Somthana is about 63 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somthana is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 8.0 km away. Paradgaon is about 55 km away. Buldana is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaparkhed (1.5 km), Karegaon (1.7 km) and Shindi (2.4 km).

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

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