Village · Rajnandgaon, Rajnandgaon # Somni Somni is a village in Rajnandgaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496113. The 2011 Census counted 2,857 people in 624 households, the 8th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 2,857 people (2011) - 624 households - 80.0% literacy - 496113 PIN code ## Somni PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Somni is 496113. Somni falls in Rajnandgaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496113 - Gram panchayat Somni - Community development block Rajnandgaon - Census village code 440827 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Somni from nearby towns? - Rajnandgaon (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 12 km by road - Rajnandgaon (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Somni? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Somni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Somni known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and gram. About 52% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Somni Of every 100 households in Somni in 2011, 93 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Somni · ■ Rajnandgaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 91% - Toilet within the home 38% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 79% - Tap water 0% 14% - Drinking water within premises 24% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 23% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 96% - Use banking services 78% 61% - Television 62% 41% - Mobile phone 48% 35% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 23% 15% - Car / jeep / van 4% 1% - None of these assets 12% 14% - Own their home 69% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Somni? ■ Somni · ■ Rajnandgaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 77.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1006 998 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1032 1006 - Working population 38.4% 50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 70.2% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 158 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 210 (19%) · ■ Household industry 88 (8%) · ■ Other work 496 (45%) · ■ Marginal 146 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajnandgaon - Surgi 3,251 people - Anjora 3,105 people - Bharregaon 3,057 people - Uparwah 2,890 people - Patewa 2,739 people - Sankra 2,577 people - Era 2,559 people - Mangata 2,490 people All 162 villages in Rajnandgaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somni? 496113 - How far is Somni from Rajnandgaon? 12 km by road - What is the population of Somni? 2,857 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somni in? Rajnandgaon district (Rajnandgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Somni? 80.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/rajnandgaon/somni/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.