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About Somthana Village

Somthana is a large village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,476, made up of 1,276 males and 1,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773.98 hectares hectares.

Somthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somthana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 773.98 hectares
Population 2,476
Male Population 1,276
Female Population 1,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Somthana compares

By the 2011 count Somthana is the 22nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 773.98 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 954.

Getting to Somthana

Somthana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 39 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Chondi, about 12 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 Basmath 11 km
Nearest town Basmat 11 km
Nearest railway station Chondi 12 km
District headquarters Hingoli 39 km

Villages closest to Somthana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basmath 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 2,476. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Somthana village has 1,276 males and 1,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somthana has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Somthana covers 773.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somthana falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Somthana is Chondi, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 39 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somthana is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Basmath is about 11 km away. Basmat is about 11 km away. Chondi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabhadi (1.6 km), Khajamapur (3.1 km) and Parajana (3.8 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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