# Somjidhana Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Somjidhana

Somjidhana is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **21 people in 3 households**, the 121st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 21people (2011)
- 3households
- 88.9%literacy
- 400females per 1,000 males

## Somjidhana PIN code and other codes

Somjidhana falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487306

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

## How far is Somjidhana 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 Somjidhana?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Somjidhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Saslbadakhede
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sankheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Somjidhana known for?

About 76% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Somjidhana

Of every 100 households in Somjidhana in 2011, 67 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somjidhana · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**26%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****67%**

**44%

Television ****67%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****67%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Somjidhana?

■ Somjidhana · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****400**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**946

Working population ****33.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 80.0% for women. 47% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (29%) · **■** Marginal 1 (14%)

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

- Temla Khurd117 people
- Jhalpa62 people
- Kasda Kalan56 people
- Mahendrawadi35 people
- Kaveli7 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Somjidhana from Hoshangabad?24 km by road
- What is the population of Somjidhana?21 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somjidhana in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somjidhana?88.9% (Census 2011)