About Soomar Village

Soomar is a large village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,424, made up of 1,280 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1437.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soomar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soomar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhalawar
Tehsil	Khanpur
Pincode	326038
Area (hectares)	1437.26 hectares
Population	2,424
Male Population	1,280
Female Population	1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soomar compares

By the 2011 count Soomar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 1437.26 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Soomar

Soomar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soomar as Available within village. 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 Soomar from other places

Soomar lies about 31 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Piplod Road, about 29 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 Soomar
Tehsil headquarters	Khanpur	5.9 km
Nearest town	Sangod	19 km
Nearest railway station	Piplod Road	29 km
District headquarters	Jhalawar	31 km

Villages closest to Soomar

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

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Common questions about Soomar

As per the Census of India 2011, Soomar village had a population of 2,424. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Soomar village has 1,280 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soomar has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Soomar is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soomar covers 1437.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soomar falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Soomar is Piplod Road, about 29 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 village for Soomar.

Soomar is about 31 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soomar is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 5.9 km away. Sangod is about 19 km away. Piplod Road is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.