# Somchadi Village, Alot, Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Alot, Ratlam 

# Somchadi

Somchadi is a village in Alot sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 96 households**, the 72nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 472people (2011)
- 96households
- 57.7%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Somchadi PIN code and other codes

Somchadi falls in Alot sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAlot
- Census village code470224

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

## How far is Somchadi from nearby towns?

- Alot (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ratlam (district HQ)100 km by road
- Alot (nearest town)20 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 Somchadi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Somchadi; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karadia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Somchadi known for?

About 85% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Somchadi

Of every 100 households in Somchadi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Somchadi · ■ Alot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****85%**

**44%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Somchadi?

■ Somchadi · ■ Alot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1321**

**946

Working population ****30.7%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 40.9% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (11%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Alot

- Ralayata520 people
- Jhar Bardiya502 people
- Alakheda499 people
- Malhargarh473 people
- Laxmipura471 people
- Arniya469 people
- Rachhaliya469 people
- Dadiya Kheda463 people

[All 110 villages in Alot](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/alot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somchadi from Ratlam?100 km by road
- What is the population of Somchadi?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somchadi in?Ratlam district (Alot sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somchadi?57.7% (Census 2011)