# Somalwadi Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar 

# Somalwadi

Somalwadi is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 133 households**, the 158th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 606people (2011)
- 133households
- 69.5%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Somalwadi PIN code and other codes

Somalwadi falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkola
- Census village code557280

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

## How far is Somalwadi from nearby towns?

- Akola (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)144 km by road
- Sangamner (nearest town)50 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 Somalwadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kotul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Somalwadi known for?

About 64% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 279 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 Somalwadi

Of every 100 households in Somalwadi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Somalwadi · ■ Akola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**52%

Tap water ****98%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**39%

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

**17%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****8%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****44%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Somalwadi?

■ Somalwadi · ■ Akola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**897

Working population ****62.4%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 55.1% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%)

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 Akola

- Shidawad623 people
- Tale623 people
- Manik Ozar615 people
- Wagdari614 people
- Morwadi594 people
- Esarthav588 people
- Khetewadi578 people
- Pimpri566 people

[All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somalwadi from Ahmadnagar?144 km by road
- What is the population of Somalwadi?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somalwadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Somalwadi?69.5% (Census 2011)