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About Somchiri Village

Somchiri is a small village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 205 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somchiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somchiri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326515
Area (hectares) 280.83 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 205
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Somchiri compares

By the 2011 count Somchiri is the 139th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 280.83 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Somchiri

Somchiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Somchiri 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 Somchiri from other places

Somchiri lies about 98 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Talavli, about 8.6 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 Somchiri
Nearest railway station Talavli 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 11 km
Nearest town Alot 14 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 98 km

Villages closest to Somchiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somchiri village had a population of 388. That makes it the 139th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Somchiri village has 205 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somchiri has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Somchiri is 326515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somchiri covers 280.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somchiri falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Somchiri is Talavli, about 8.6 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 km distance for Somchiri.

Somchiri is about 98 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somchiri is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Talavli is about 8.6 km away. Gangdhar is about 11 km away. Alot is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiri (under 2 km), Keloo Khera (under 2 km) and Lakha Kheri Parmar (1.5 km).

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

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