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About Somanath Village

Somanath is a mid sized village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,940, made up of 989 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanath village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Pincode 401602
Area (hectares) 526.88 hectares
Population 1,940
Male Population 989
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanath compares

By the 2011 count Somanath is the 64th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 526.88 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Somanath

Somanath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somanath 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. The nearest villages by name are Shelti, Shensari, Shilonde and Shisne. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Somanath

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanath village had a population of 1,940. That makes it the 64th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Somanath village has 989 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanath has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Somanath is 401602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanath covers 526.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somanath falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Somanath notes the nearest railway station 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 Somanath.

Somanath is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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