# Soma Kalan Village, Bahoriband, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bahoriband, Katni 

# Soma Kalan

Soma Kalan is a village in Bahoriband sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 105 households**, the 137th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 426people (2011)
- 105households
- 72.1%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Soma Kalan PIN code and other codes

Soma Kalan falls in Bahoriband sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBahoriband
- Census village code488702

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

## How far is Soma Kalan from nearby towns?

- Bahoriband (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)65 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 Soma Kalan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Soma 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 school5–10 km · Bachaiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Soma Kalan known for?

About 57% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Soma Kalan

Of every 100 households in Soma Kalan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soma Kalan · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**50%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Soma Kalan?

■ Soma Kalan · ■ Bahoriband rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1783**

**948

Working population ****58.0%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 57.1% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 35 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (35%) · **■** Other work 112 (45%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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 Bahoriband

- Raipura461 people
- Khakhara451 people
- Bamhauri444 people
- Kachhgawan430 people
- Gudiyapura425 people
- Dohatari402 people
- Sunai401 people
- Gidurha399 people

[All 195 villages in Bahoriband](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/bahoriband/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Soma Kalan from Katni?65 km by road
- What is the population of Soma Kalan?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soma Kalan in?Katni district (Bahoriband sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Soma Kalan?72.1% (Census 2011)