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About Somi Village

Somi is a mid sized village in Rashmi tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 763 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somi village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Rashmi
Pincode 312203
Area (hectares) 1195 hectares
Population 1,528
Male Population 763
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somi compares

By the 2011 count Somi is the 19th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 1195 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Somi

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

Somi lies about 34 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pandoli, about 24 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 Somi
Nearest town Kapasan 22 km
Nearest railway station Pandoli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Rashmi 34 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 34 km

Villages closest to Somi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somi village had a population of 1,528. That makes it the 19th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Somi village has 763 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somi has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Somi is 312203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somi covers 1195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somi falls under Rashmi tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Somi is Pandoli, about 24 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 km distance for Somi.

Somi is about 34 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somi is in Rashmi tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Kapasan is about 22 km away. Pandoli is about 24 km away. Rashmi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upreda (1.6 km), Rashmi (2.4 km) and Sankhli (3.3 km).

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

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