# Somthana Bk Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/somthana-bk/

Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Somthana Bk

Somthana Bk is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **565 people in 110 households**, the 83rd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 565people (2011)
- 110households
- 67.7%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Somthana Bk PIN code and other codes

Somthana Bk falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531590

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

## How far is Somthana Bk from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)129 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)128 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)54 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 Somthana Bk?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Somthana Bk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hivar Khed
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hivar Khed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akot
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Somthana Bk known for?

About 24% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Somthana Bk

Of every 100 households in Somthana Bk in 2011, 28 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somthana Bk · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**29%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****54%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Somthana Bk?

■ Somthana Bk · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**979

Working population ****58.2%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (54%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 83 (25%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Sarwarkheda580 people
- Marita578 people
- Bhulori575 people
- Mozari573 people
- Dharamdoh561 people
- Chichkheda560 people
- Bhagdari559 people
- Kohi555 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somthana Bk from Amravati?128 km by road
- What is the population of Somthana Bk?565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somthana Bk in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Somthana Bk?67.7% (Census 2011)