# Somea Village, Barachatti, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barachatti, Gaya 

# Somea

Somea is a village in Barachatti sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,364 people in 219 households**, the 35th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,364people (2011)
- 219households
- 48.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Somea PIN code and other codes

Somea falls in Barachatti sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJaigir
- Community development blockBarachatti
- Census village code257410

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Somea from nearby towns?

- Barachatti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Somea?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Somea; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shob
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Somea known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 662 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Somea

Of every 100 households in Somea in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Somea · ■ Barachatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****19%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Somea?

■ Somea · ■ Barachatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**970

Working population ****44.3%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.9% for men and 37.3% for women. 49% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 101 (17%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 386 (64%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barachatti

- Balthar1,429 people
- Barandih1,428 people
- Bighi1,394 people
- Bela1,377 people
- Bajarkar1,352 people
- Salempur1,331 people
- Bhagauti1,329 people
- Panrea1,270 people

[All 158 villages in Barachatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/barachatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somea from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Somea?1,364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somea in?Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Somea?48.9% (Census 2011)