Village · Saja, Durg # Somai Khurd Somai Khurd is a village in Saja sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491993. The 2011 Census counted 1,160 people in 223 households, the 25th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 1,160 people (2011) - 223 households - 70.5% literacy - 491993 PIN code ## Somai Khurd PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Somai Khurd is 491993. Somai Khurd falls in Saja sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491993 - Gram panchayat Bargada - Community development block Saja - Census village code 442086 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Somai Khurd from nearby towns? - Saja (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Durg (district HQ) 75 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 Khurd? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Somai Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chilphi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Saja - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Parpondi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Somai Khurd known for? The main crops are paddy, gram and wheat. About 89% of the 491 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Somai Khurd Of every 100 households in Somai Khurd in 2011, 76 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Somai Khurd · ■ Saja rural average - Electricity for lighting 76% 79% - Toilet within the home 7% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 89% - Tap water 18% 9% - Drinking water within premises 8% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 26% 48% - Television 23% 30% - Mobile phone 25% 29% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 13% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 29% 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 Khurd? ■ Somai Khurd · ■ Saja rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.5% 70.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 1003 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1203 956 - Working population 56.4% 51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 58.7% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 157 (24%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (2%) · ■ Marginal 485 (74%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saja - Nawagaon 1,254 people - Somai Kalan 1,217 people - Chilphi 1,209 people - Kehka 1,204 people - Beejagand 1,158 people - Kachri 1,155 people - Kenwtara 1,154 people - Tiriyabhat 1,139 people All 109 villages in Saja ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somai Khurd? 491993 - How far is Somai Khurd from Durg? 75 km by road - What is the population of Somai Khurd? 1,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somai Khurd in? Durg district (Saja sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Somai Khurd? 70.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/saja/somai-khurd/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.