# Somgaon Village, Punasa, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Punasa, Khandwa 

# Somgaon

Somgaon is a village in Punasa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,240 people in 268 households**, the 65th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,240people (2011)
- 268households
- 65.3%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Somgaon PIN code and other codes

Somgaon falls in Punasa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarsud
- Census village code505929

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

## How far is Somgaon from nearby towns?

- Punasa (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ)43 km by road
- Mundi (nearest town)11 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Somgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Beed
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Somgaon known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, cotton and wheat**. About 70% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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

Of every 100 households in Somgaon in 2011, 48 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somgaon · ■ Punasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**55%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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?

■ Somgaon · ■ Punasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**932

Working population ****62.3%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 49.5% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 570 (74%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%)

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 Punasa

- Dinakarpura1,290 people
- Bawadia1,279 people
- Damkheda Khurd1,251 people
- Jalkuwa1,246 people
- Bhagwanpura1,213 people
- Deeyanatpura1,212 people
- Richhi1,209 people
- Pipalkota1,202 people

[All 165 villages in Punasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/punasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somgaon from Khandwa?43 km by road
- What is the population of Somgaon?1,240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somgaon in?Khandwa district (Punasa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somgaon?65.3% (Census 2011)