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About Somra Village

Somra is a large village in Jayal tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,389, made up of 2,285 males and 2,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Jayal
Pincode 341022
Area (hectares) 3253 hectares
Population 4,389
Male Population 2,285
Female Population 2,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somra compares

By the 2011 count Somra is the 12th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 3253 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Somra

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

Somra lies about 22 km from Nagaur. 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 Somra
District headquarters Nagaur 22 km
Nearest town Nāgaur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jayal 24 km

Villages closest to Somra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somra village had a population of 4,389. That makes it the 12th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Somra village has 2,285 males and 2,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Somra is 341022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somra covers 3253 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.

Somra falls under Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Somra notes the nearest railway station 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 Somra.

Somra is about 22 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somra is in Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district. Nagaur is about 22 km away. Nāgaur is about 22 km away. Jayal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ewad (4.3 km), Soneli (6.1 km) and Khanwar (6.7 km).

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

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