# Somajal Village, Sindgi, Bijapur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sindgi, Bijapur 

# Somajal

Somajal is a village in Sindgi sub-district of Bijapur district, Karnataka, PIN code **586112**. The 2011 Census counted **3,524 people in 674 households**, the 30th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 3,524people (2011)
- 674households
- 57.0%literacy
- 586112PIN code

## Somajal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somajal is 586112.** Somajal falls in Sindgi sub-district, Bijapur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code586112
- Gram panchayatMalaghan
- Community development blockSindgi
- Census village code599323

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

## How far is Somajal from nearby towns?

- Sindgi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bijapur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sindgi (nearest town)15 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 Somajal?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Somajal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sindgi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sindgi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sindgi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 1 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 Somajal known for?

The main crops are **cotton, ground nut and bajra**. About 97% of the 1,299 hectares of village land is sown, and 417 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 Somajal

Of every 100 households in Somajal in 2011, 52 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Somajal · ■ Sindgi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**86%

Tap water ****10%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****84%**

**67%

Television ****20%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

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 Somajal?

■ Somajal · ■ Sindgi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**920

Working population ****53.6%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 45.6% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 828 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 792 (42%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 159 (8%) · **■** Marginal 101 (5%)

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 Sindgi

- Devaranavadgi3,786 people
- Aski3,711 people
- Bommanahalli3,637 people
- Rampur3,608 people
- Chattarki3,441 people
- Yalgod3,318 people
- Borgi3,254 people
- Kadani3,240 people

[All 150 villages in Sindgi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/sindgi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somajal?586112
- How far is Somajal from Bijapur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Somajal?3,524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somajal in?Bijapur district (Sindgi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somajal?57.0% (Census 2011)
