About Somai Village

Somai is a large village in Orai tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,563, made up of 1,346 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1049.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 285201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jalaun
Tehsil	Orai
Pincode	285201
Area (hectares)	1049.65 hectares
Population	2,563
Male Population	1,346
Female Population	1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somai compares

By the 2011 count Somai is the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 1049.65 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, though that is well above the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Somai

Somai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somai from other places

Somai lies about 27 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Ait Junction, about 5.8 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 Somai
Nearest railway station	Ait Junction	5.8 km
Nearest town	Konch	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Orai	19 km
District headquarters	Jalaun	27 km

Villages closest to Somai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somai village had a population of 2,563. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Somai village has 1,346 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somai has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Somai is 285201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somai covers 1049.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somai falls under Orai tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somai is Ait Junction, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Somai.

Somai is about 27 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somai is in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district. Ait Junction is about 5.8 km away. Konch is about 17 km away. Orai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.