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About Somalpur Village

Somalpur is a mid sized village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 388 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.16 hectares hectares.

Somalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somalpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares) 390.16 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 388
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somalpur compares

By the 2011 count Somalpur is the 61st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 390.16 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Somalpur

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

Somalpur lies about 33 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 21 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 Somalpur
Nearest railway station Amgaon 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Arjuni Morgaon 33 km
District headquarters Gondiya 33 km
Nearest town Gondiā 33 km

Villages closest to Somalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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 Somalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Somalpur village had a population of 773. That makes it the 61st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Somalpur village has 388 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somalpur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Somalpur covers 390.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somalpur falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Somalpur is Amgaon, about 21 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 - 10 km distance for Somalpur.

Somalpur is about 33 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somalpur is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Amgaon is about 21 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 33 km away. Gondiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tadgaon (4.2 km), Gawarra (7.8 km) and Janawa (7.8 km).

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

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