Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Somajhitiya Somajhitiya is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491661. The 2011 Census counted 710 people in 147 households, the 120th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 710 people (2011) - 147 households - 81.1% literacy - 491661 PIN code ## Somajhitiya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Somajhitiya is 491661. Somajhitiya falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491661 - Gram panchayat Chirchari Khurd - Community development block Chhuria - Census village code 441007 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Somajhitiya from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 29 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Somajhitiya? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Somajhitiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dongargaon - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dongargaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Somajhitiya known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 78% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Somajhitiya Of every 100 households in Somajhitiya in 2011, 77 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Somajhitiya · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Electricity for lighting 77% 84% - Toilet within the home 13% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 88% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 14% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 35% 83% - Television 43% 21% - Mobile phone 53% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 15% 18% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Somajhitiya? ■ Somajhitiya · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.1% 74.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 994 1038 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1341 1008 - Working population 59.2% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 70.6% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 265 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (10%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 62 (15%) · ■ Marginal 42 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya - Atra 731 people - Rangi Tola 724 people - Haladula 722 people - Pendrideeh 717 people - Matiya 701 people - Bhakurra 696 people - Dani Tola 688 people - Dumardeeh 688 people All 218 villages in Chhuriya ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somajhitiya? 491661 - How far is Somajhitiya from Rajnandgaon? 29 km by road - What is the population of Somajhitiya? 710 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somajhitiya in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Somajhitiya? 81.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/somajhitiya/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.