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About Somthana Village

Somthana is a large village in Naigaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,159, made up of 1,084 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somthana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Naigaon
Pincode 431709
Area (hectares) 909 hectares
Population 2,159
Male Population 1,084
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 26th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 909 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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 29 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Sivungaon, about 23 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 Naigaon 14 km
Nearest railway station Sivungaon 23 km
Nearest town Mukher 26 km
District headquarters Nanded 29 km

Villages closest to Somthana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naigaon 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 2,159. That makes it the 26th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Somthana village has 1,084 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somthana has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Somthana is 431709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somthana covers 909 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somthana falls under Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Somthana is Sivungaon, about 23 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 29 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somthana is in Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district. Naigaon is about 14 km away. Sivungaon is about 23 km away. Mukher is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narangal (2.4 km), Mandni (3.7 km) and Kahala Kh (4.4 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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