# Somwada Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone 

# Somwada

Somwada is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **745 people in 142 households**, the 90th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 745people (2011)
- 142households
- 67.3%literacy
- 1,110females per 1,000 males

## Somwada PIN code and other codes

Somwada falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhikangaon
- Census village code477423

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

## How far is Somwada from nearby towns?

- Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhikangaon (nearest town)12 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 Somwada?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Somwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bamnala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhikangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Somwada known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 87% of the 459 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 Somwada

Of every 100 households in Somwada in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somwada · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**34%

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

**19%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**50%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Somwada?

■ Somwada · ■ Bhikangaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1510**

**936

Working population ****49.5%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 51.4% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 152 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (52%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Bhikangaon

- Padlya838 people
- Siralabad805 people
- Somla765 people
- Shakarkhedi755 people
- Kavdiakhal735 people
- Chaundi733 people
- Panchamba725 people
- Aawaliya711 people

[All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somwada from Khargone?35 km by road
- What is the population of Somwada?745 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somwada in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somwada?67.3% (Census 2011)