# Somgaon Khurd Village, Harsud, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/harsud/somgaon-khurd/ Village · Harsud, Khandwa # Somgaon Khurd Somgaon Khurd is a village in Harsud sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 181 households**, the 54th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 954people (2011) - 181households - 76.8%literacy - 955females per 1,000 males ## Somgaon Khurd PIN code and other codes Somgaon Khurd falls in Harsud sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKillod - Census village code505482 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somgaon Khurd from nearby towns? - Harsud (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Khandwa (district HQ)87 km by road - Khirkiya (nearest town)3 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 Somgaon Khurd? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Somgaon Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Somgaon Khurd known for? The main crops are **jawar and chana**. About 64% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Somgaon Khurd Of every 100 households in Somgaon Khurd in 2011, 97 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Somgaon Khurd · ■ Harsud rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **64% Toilet within the home ****20%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **67% Tap water ****0%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****26%** **54% Television ****32%** **20% Mobile phone ****56%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **44% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Somgaon Khurd? ■ Somgaon Khurd · ■ Harsud rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **927 Working population ****48.4%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 64.6% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 283 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (27%) · **■** Other work 39 (8%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%) 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 Harsud - Bothiya Khurd999 people - Manjadhad973 people - Dhanora961 people - Kadouli Ryt954 people - Bori Bandri947 people - Sadiyapani Sarkar938 people - Bahedi Ryt937 people - Jhagariya Mal912 people [All 92 villages in Harsud](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/harsud/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Somgaon Khurd from Khandwa?87 km by road - What is the population of Somgaon Khurd?954 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somgaon Khurd in?Khandwa district (Harsud sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somgaon Khurd?76.8% (Census 2011)