# Somya Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur 

# Somya

Somya is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 178 households**, the 101st largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 695people (2011)
- 178households
- 82.8%literacy
- 1,044females per 1,000 males

## Somya PIN code and other codes

Somya falls in Malhargarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMalhargarh
- Census village code469165

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

## How far is Somya from nearby towns?

- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Malhargarh (nearest town)14 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 Somya?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Narayangarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Somya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 90% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Somya

Of every 100 households in Somya in 2011, 90 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Somya · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

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

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**32%

Television ****27%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Somya?

■ Somya · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**950

Working population ****55.0%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 68.4% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 123 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (61%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%)

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 Malhargarh

- Sokdi727 people
- Badri724 people
- Barujana717 people
- Dewakheda709 people
- Kalyakhedi691 people
- Khatyakhedi681 people
- Pirguradiya681 people
- Supada680 people

[All 168 villages in Malhargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/malhargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somya from Mandsaur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Somya?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somya in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somya?82.8% (Census 2011)