# Somalwada Kalan Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Somalwada Kalan

Somalwada Kalan is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **509 people in 112 households**, the 77th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 509people (2011)
- 112households
- 78.5%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Somalwada Kalan PIN code and other codes

Somalwada Kalan falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHoshangabad
- Census village code487322

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

## How far is Somalwada Kalan from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Itarsi (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 Somalwada Kalan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Somalwada Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Somalwada Kalan known for?

About 96% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Somalwada Kalan

Of every 100 households in Somalwada Kalan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somalwada Kalan · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**64%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****81%**

**44%

Television ****44%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Somalwada Kalan?

■ Somalwada Kalan · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1296**

**946

Working population ****40.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 70.0% for women. 61% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (77%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Itarsi

- Saradeh547 people
- Guwadikalan535 people
- Kelmesra529 people
- Amjhira517 people
- Khatama496 people
- Parchha494 people
- Sonthia485 people
- Kiratpur472 people

[All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somalwada Kalan from Hoshangabad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Somalwada Kalan?509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somalwada Kalan in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somalwada Kalan?78.5% (Census 2011)