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About Somali Village

Somali is a large village in Hata tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,719, made up of 2,248 males and 2,471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.83 hectares hectares.

Somali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somali village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Hata
Area (hectares) 498.83 hectares
Population 4,719
Male Population 2,248
Female Population 2,471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somali compares

By the 2011 count Somali is the 28th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents. Its 498.83 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Somali

Somali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Somali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Somali from other places

Somali lies about 32 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Bodarwar, about 4.1 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 Somali
Nearest railway station Bodarwar 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hata 23 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 26 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 32 km

Villages closest to Somali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somali village had a population of 4,719. That makes it the 28th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents.

Somali village has 2,248 males and 2,471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somali has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Somali covers 498.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somali falls under Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somali is Bodarwar, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Somali.

Somali is about 32 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somali is in Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district. Bodarwar is about 4.1 km away. Hata is about 23 km away. Mahārāganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pemali (under 2 km), Jamali (1.7 km) and Dhaura (2.7 km).

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

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