# Somakhedi Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/somakhedi/ Village · Maheshwar, Khargone # Somakhedi Somakhedi is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,622 people in 539 households**, the 14th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 2,622people (2011) - 539households - 76.6%literacy - 1,008females per 1,000 males ## Somakhedi PIN code and other codes Somakhedi falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMaheshwar - Census village code476956 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somakhedi from nearby towns? - Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)68 km by road - Mandleshwar (nearest town)16 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 Somakhedi? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Somakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maheshwar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Somakhedi known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 78% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Somakhedi Of every 100 households in Somakhedi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somakhedi · ■ Maheshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **91% Toilet within the home ****38%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **81% Tap water ****90%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **87% Use banking services ****43%** **28% Television ****56%** **31% Mobile phone ****48%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **46% Own their home ****94%** **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 Somakhedi? ■ Somakhedi · ■ Maheshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **933 Working population ****55.2%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 66.3% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 610 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 703 (49%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (8%) · **■** Marginal 13 (1%) 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 Maheshwar - Jalud3,046 people - Bhudri2,952 people - Nandra2,809 people - Mohana2,754 people - Gujarmohna2,567 people - Itawadi2,550 people - Bahegawan2,487 people - Pitamali2,401 people [All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Somakhedi from Khargone?68 km by road - What is the population of Somakhedi?2,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somakhedi in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somakhedi?76.6% (Census 2011)