Village · Saja, Durg # Somai Kalan Somai Kalan is a village in Saja sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491993. The 2011 Census counted 1,217 people in 234 households, the 22nd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 1,217 people (2011) - 234 households - 69.9% literacy - 491993 PIN code ## Somai Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Somai Kalan is 491993. Somai Kalan falls in Saja sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491993 - Gram panchayat Somaikala - Community development block Saja - Census village code 442109 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Somai Kalan from nearby towns? - Saja (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Durg (district HQ) 67 km by road - Saja (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Somai Kalan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Somai Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chilphi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Saja - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bemetra - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Somai Kalan known for? The main crops are paddy, gram and wheat. About 84% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Somai Kalan Of every 100 households in Somai Kalan in 2011, 87 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Somai Kalan · ■ Saja rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 79% - Toilet within the home 2% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 89% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 7% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 42% 48% - Television 29% 30% - Mobile phone 35% 29% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 13% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 33% 26% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Somai Kalan? ■ Somai Kalan · ■ Saja rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.9% 70.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 1003 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1041 956 - Working population 51.1% 51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 57.8% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 252 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 330 (53%) · ■ Other work 21 (3%) · ■ Marginal 19 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saja - Dongitarai 1,275 people - Beeranpur 1,271 people - Hathidob 1,266 people - Nawagaon 1,254 people - Chilphi 1,209 people - Kehka 1,204 people - Somai Khurd 1,160 people - Beejagand 1,158 people All 109 villages in Saja ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somai Kalan? 491993 - How far is Somai Kalan from Durg? 67 km by road - What is the population of Somai Kalan? 1,217 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somai Kalan in? Durg district (Saja sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Somai Kalan? 69.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/saja/somai-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.