# Umariya Somji Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Umariya Somji

Umariya Somji is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 92 households**, the 146th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 503people (2011)
- 92households
- 72.5%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Umariya Somji PIN code and other codes

Umariya Somji falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494303

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

## How far is Umariya Somji from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)24 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)12 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 Umariya Somji?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Umariya Somji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhilmali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Umariya Somji known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, tuar and makka**. About 80% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Umariya Somji

Of every 100 households in Umariya Somji in 2011, 80 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umariya Somji · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**70%

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

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**36%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Umariya Somji?

■ Umariya Somji · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**941

Working population ****54.5%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 59.7% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 153 (56%)

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 Chaurai

- Chorgaon524 people
- Nisanjanoji521 people
- Dhimarmeta516 people
- Kokiwada506 people
- Haran Bhata495 people
- Amta492 people
- Hardua Mal.487 people
- Kirangipar472 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Umariya Somji from Chhindwara?24 km by road
- What is the population of Umariya Somji?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umariya Somji in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Umariya Somji?72.5% (Census 2011)