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About Somli Village

Somli is a mid sized village in Hindaun tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,882, made up of 1,013 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322252, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somli village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Karauli
Tehsil Hindaun
Pincode 322252
Area (hectares) 393.96 hectares
Population 1,882
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somli compares

By the 2011 count Somli is the 61st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 393.96 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Somli

Somli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Somli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somli from other places

Somli lies about 34 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Fateh Singh Pura, about 3.9 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 Somli
Nearest railway station Fateh Singh Pura 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hindaun 13 km
District headquarters Karauli 34 km

Villages closest to Somli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somli village had a population of 1,882. That makes it the 61st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Somli village has 1,013 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somli has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Somli is 322252. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somli covers 393.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somli falls under Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Somli is Fateh Singh Pura, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Somli.

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

Somli is in Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district. Fateh Singh Pura is about 3.9 km away. Hindaun is about 13 km away. Karauli 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 Somala Ratra (under 2 km), Jatwara (1.9 km) and Dhandhawali (2.5 km).

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

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