# Somaj Village, Karjan, Vadodara (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Karjan, Vadodara 

# Somaj

Somaj is a village in Karjan sub-district of Vadodara district, Gujarat, PIN code **392220**. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 53 households**, the 90th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 230people (2011)
- 53households
- 87.6%literacy
- 392220PIN code

## Somaj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somaj is 392220.** Somaj falls in Karjan sub-district, Vadodara district, Gujarat.

- PIN code392220
- Gram panchayatSomaj
- Community development blockKarjan
- Census village code521198

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

## How far is Somaj from nearby towns?

- Karjan (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Vadodara (district HQ)56 km by road
- Palej (nearest town)8 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 Somaj?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Somaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palej
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karjan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karjan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Somaj known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pigeon pea and pulses**. About 51% of the 160 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 Somaj

Of every 100 households in Somaj in 2011, 59 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somaj · ■ Karjan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**41%

Tap water ****67%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****37%**

**46%

Television ****28%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****41%**

**30%

Own their home ****82%**

**92%

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 Somaj?

■ Somaj · ■ Karjan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****742**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****261**

**922

Working population ****33.5%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 78.3% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (55%) · **■** Other work 9 (12%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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 Karjan

- Navi Jithardi502 people
- Harsunda463 people
- Arjanpura368 people
- Sherpura238 people
- Hirjipura212 people
- Bakapur114 people
- Vadava63 people

[All 93 villages in Karjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/vadodara/karjan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somaj?392220
- How far is Somaj from Vadodara?56 km by road
- What is the population of Somaj?230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somaj in?Vadodara district (Karjan sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Somaj?87.6% (Census 2011)