# Somwarkheda Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Somwarkheda

Somwarkheda is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,132 people in 262 households**, the 24th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 1,132people (2011)
- 262households
- 73.3%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Somwarkheda PIN code and other codes

Somwarkheda falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531710

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

## How far is Somwarkheda from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)73 km by road
- Achalpur (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 Somwarkheda?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vastapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Achalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Somwarkheda known for?

About 66% of the 764 hectares of village land is sown, and 428 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 Somwarkheda

Of every 100 households in Somwarkheda in 2011, 48 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somwarkheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**89%

Tap water ****99%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****54%**

**43%

Television ****11%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****85%**

**66%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Somwarkheda?

■ Somwarkheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**979

Working population ****56.4%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 63.0% for women. 54% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Chikhaldara

- Jarida1,201 people
- Khadimal1,157 people
- Nagapur1,151 people
- Gaulkheda Bazar1,138 people
- Kesharpur1,105 people
- Barukheda1,096 people
- Ektai1,087 people
- Makhala1,080 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Somwarkheda from Amravati?73 km by road
- What is the population of Somwarkheda?1,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somwarkheda in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Somwarkheda?73.3% (Census 2011)