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About Somawat Village

Somawat is a large village in Rishabhdeo tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,887, made up of 2,010 males and 1,877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1590 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somawat village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Rishabhdeo
Pincode 313802
Area (hectares) 1590 hectares
Population 3,887
Male Population 2,010
Female Population 1,877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somawat compares

By the 2011 count Somawat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,320 residents. Its 1590 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Somawat

Somawat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somawat as Available within 5 - 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 Somawat from other places

Somawat lies about 52 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Rikhabdev Road, about 14 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 Somawat
Tehsil headquarters Rishabhdeo 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Rikhabdev Road 14 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 30 km
District headquarters Udaipur 52 km

Villages closest to Somawat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somawat village had a population of 3,887. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,320 residents.

Somawat village has 2,010 males and 1,877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somawat has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Somawat is 313802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somawat covers 1590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somawat falls under Rishabhdeo tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Somawat is Rikhabdev Road, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Somawat.

Somawat is about 52 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somawat is in Rishabhdeo tehsil of Udaipur district. Rishabhdeo is about 4.8 km away. Rikhabdev Road is about 14 km away. Dūngarpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalawat (2.4 km), Gadawat (2.9 km) and Makarjapa (4.0 km).

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

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