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About Somta Village

Somta is a large village in Bhinmal tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,716, made up of 1,825 males and 1,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somta village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Bhinmal
Pincode 307803
Area (hectares) 1276 hectares
Population 3,716
Male Population 1,825
Female Population 1,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somta compares

By the 2011 count Somta is the 17th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents. Its 1276 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Somta

Somta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Somta from other places

Somta lies about 36 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Bheempura, 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 Somta
Nearest railway station Bheempura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinmal 21 km
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 21 km
District headquarters Jalor 36 km

Villages closest to Somta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somta village had a population of 3,716. That makes it the 17th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents.

Somta village has 1,825 males and 1,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somta has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Somta is 307803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somta covers 1276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somta falls under Bhinmal tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Somta is Bheempura, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Somta.

Somta is about 36 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somta is in Bhinmal tehsil of Jalor district. Bheempura is about 12 km away. Bhinmal is about 21 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malpura (2.5 km), Mudtara Sili (2.7 km) and Jodwara (3.6 km).

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

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