# Somgaon Kalan Village, Sirali, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/sirali/somgaon-kalan/ Village · Sirali, Harda # Somgaon Kalan Somgaon Kalan is a village in Sirali sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,476 people in 278 households**, the 13th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 1,476people (2011) - 278households - 75.3%literacy - 989females per 1,000 males ## Somgaon Kalan PIN code and other codes Somgaon Kalan falls in Sirali sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKhirkiya - Census village code486665 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somgaon Kalan from nearby towns? - Sirali (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Harda (district HQ)35 km by road - Khirkiya (nearest town)20 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 Kalan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Somgaon Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandbad - ○Degree college10+ km · Khirkiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harda - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Somgaon Kalan known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 575 hectares of village land is sown, and 418 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 Kalan Of every 100 households in Somgaon Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Somgaon Kalan · ■ Sirali rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **82% Toilet within the home ****48%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **91% Use banking services ****54%** **34% Television ****48%** **28% Mobile phone ****64%** **42% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****39%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **43% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Kalan? ■ Somgaon Kalan · ■ Sirali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **922 Working population ****34.2%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 68.8% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 212 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (7%) · **■** Marginal 246 (49%) 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 Sirali - Bhagwanpura1,809 people - Hasanpura Ryt1,619 people - Ramtek Ryt1,601 people - Khudia1,488 people - Sawal Kheda Ryt1,443 people - Rampura1,379 people - Kadola Ragho1,351 people - Muhadia1,277 people [All 106 villages in Sirali](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/sirali/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Somgaon Kalan from Harda?35 km by road - What is the population of Somgaon Kalan?1,476 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somgaon Kalan in?Harda district (Sirali sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somgaon Kalan?75.3% (Census 2011)