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About Somanala Village

Somanala is a small village in Bhiwapur tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 128 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Bhiwapur
Pincode 441209
Area (hectares) 766.19 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 128
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanala compares

By the 2011 count Somanala is the 70th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 766.19 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Somanala

Somanala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Somanala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Somanala from other places

Somanala lies about 56 km from Nagpur, 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
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 7.6 km
Nearest town Pawni 14 km
District headquarters Nagpur 56 km

Villages closest to Somanala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanala village had a population of 273. That makes it the 70th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Somanala village has 128 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanala has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Somanala is 441209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanala covers 766.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somanala falls under Bhiwapur tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Somanala 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Somanala.

Somanala is about 56 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanala is in Bhiwapur tehsil of Nagpur district. Bhiwapur is about 7.6 km away. Pawni is about 14 km away. Nagpur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saigaon (under 2 km), Mokhebardi (1.7 km) and Bhowari (1.8 km).

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

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