# Somalwada Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/somalwada/ Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad # Somalwada Somalwada is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,001 people in 432 households**, the 13th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 2,001people (2011) - 432households - 71.6%literacy - 904females per 1,000 males ## Somalwada PIN code and other codes Somalwada falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSeoni-Malwa - Census village code487226 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somalwada from nearby towns? - Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)40 km by road - Seoni Malwa (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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Somalwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Somalwada known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 69% of the 860 hectares of village land is sown, and 590 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 Of every 100 households in Somalwada in 2011, 63 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Somalwada · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **76% Toilet within the home ****26%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **59% Tap water ****6%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****11%** **42% Television ****12%** **37% Mobile phone ****34%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****50%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Somalwada? ■ Somalwada · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **905 Working population ****47.0%** **43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 61.4% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 615 (65%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 212 (23%) 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 Seoni-Malwa - Babadiya Bhau2,193 people - Nanderwada2,121 people - Bharlay2,116 people - Hiran Kheda2,067 people - Jhaklai1,965 people - Chatarkheda1,954 people - Babri1,875 people - Satwasa1,813 people [All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Somalwada from Hoshangabad?40 km by road - What is the population of Somalwada?2,001 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somalwada in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somalwada?71.6% (Census 2011)