# Somalwada Khurd Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/somalwada-khurd/ Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad # Somalwada Khurd Somalwada Khurd is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 271 households**, the 35th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,244people (2011) - 271households - 81.3%literacy - 882females per 1,000 males ## Somalwada Khurd PIN code and other codes Somalwada Khurd falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKesala - Census village code487307 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somalwada Khurd from nearby towns? - Itarsi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)24 km by road - Itarsi (nearest town)23 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 Khurd? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Somalwada Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sankheda - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Itarsi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 11 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 Khurd known for? About 79% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Somalwada Khurd in 2011, 99 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Somalwada Khurd · ■ Itarsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **82% Toilet within the home ****57%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **64% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **90% Use banking services ****54%** **44% Television ****47%** **34% Mobile phone ****47%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****35%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **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 Khurd? ■ Somalwada Khurd · ■ Itarsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **946 Working population ****43.9%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 72.6% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 127 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (19%) · **■** Marginal 250 (46%) 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 - Maroda1,393 people - Jhunkar1,276 people - Chandkiya1,262 people - Tangna1,248 people - Bardha Ryt1,191 people - Pandri1,184 people - Ghatli1,169 people - Dehri1,137 people [All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Somalwada Khurd from Hoshangabad?24 km by road - What is the population of Somalwada Khurd?1,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somalwada Khurd in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somalwada Khurd?81.3% (Census 2011)