# Somgad Village, Bali Chowki, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/bali-chowki/somgad/ Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi # Somgad Somgad is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175121**. The 2011 Census counted **1,309 people in 220 households**, the 1st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 1,309people (2011) - 220households - 67.5%literacy - 175121PIN code ## Somgad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somgad is 175121.** Somgad falls in Bali Chowki sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code175121 - Community development blockSeraj - Census village code014960 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somgad from nearby towns? - Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Mandi (district HQ)85 km by road - Mandi (nearest town)85 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 Somgad? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Somgad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Banjar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Somgad known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 40% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Somgad Of every 100 households in Somgad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somgad · ■ Bali Chowki rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****52%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **34% Tap water ****50%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****97%** **90% Television ****35%** **38% Mobile phone ****63%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **97% 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 Somgad? ■ Somgad · ■ Bali Chowki rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **75.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046** **993 Working population ****74.7%** **74.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 53.9% for women. 76% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 584 (60%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 61 (6%) · **■** Marginal 314 (32%) 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 Bali Chowki - Rahi1,142 people - Bali Chowki1,045 people - Dadwas960 people - Chohri Bhatwara905 people [All 156 villages in Bali Chowki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/bali-chowki/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somgad?175121 - How far is Somgad from Mandi?85 km by road - What is the population of Somgad?1,309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somgad in?Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somgad?67.5% (Census 2011)