# Somgaon Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/somgaon/ Village · Khategaon, Dewas # Somgaon Somgaon is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,506 people in 368 households**, the 31st largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,506people (2011) - 368households - 83.1%literacy - 859females per 1,000 males ## Somgaon PIN code and other codes Somgaon falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhategaon - Census village code474243 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somgaon from nearby towns? - Khategaon (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)124 km by road - Khategaon (nearest town)14 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 Somgaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Somgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khategaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Somgaon known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and cotton**. About 78% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Somgaon Of every 100 households in Somgaon in 2011, 41 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somgaon · ■ Khategaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **84% Toilet within the home ****8%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****37%** **42% Television ****4%** **29% Mobile phone ****23%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****66%** **34% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Somgaon? ■ Somgaon · ■ Khategaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **903 Working population ****46.5%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 74.4% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 442 (63%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 68 (10%) 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 Khategaon - Kanjipura1,657 people - Richhi1,636 people - Umariya1,606 people - Puroni1,588 people - Niwardi1,490 people - Sannod1,487 people - Sagonya1,455 people - Onkara1,453 people [All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Somgaon from Dewas?124 km by road - What is the population of Somgaon?1,506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somgaon in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somgaon?83.1% (Census 2011)