# Somalwada Village, Lakhani, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhani/somalwada/ Village · Lakhani, Bhandara # Somalwada Somalwada is a village in Lakhani sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,628 people in 375 households**, the 19th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.1%. - 1,628people (2011) - 375households - 87.5%literacy - 990females per 1,000 males ## Somalwada PIN code and other codes Somalwada falls in Lakhani sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLakhani - Census village code537185 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somalwada from nearby towns? - Lakhani (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)25 km by road - Bhandara (nearest town)25 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 Somalwada? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Somalwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sawari - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sawari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhandara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Somalwada known for? About 87% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Somalwada Of every 100 households in Somalwada in 2011, 84 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somalwada · ■ Lakhani rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **81% Toilet within the home ****58%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **45% Tap water ****1%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **89% Use banking services ****60%** **56% Television ****50%** **35% Mobile phone ****46%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **22% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Somalwada? ■ Somalwada · ■ Lakhani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%** **84.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **975 Working population ****47.4%** **53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 79.9% for women. 58% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 226 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (40%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 63 (8%) · **■** Marginal 156 (20%) 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 Lakhani - Murmadi2,007 people - Pendhari1,973 people - Jewanala1,788 people - Miregaon1,648 people - Garada1,584 people - Morgaon1,560 people - Mendha1,529 people - Marhegaon1,475 people [All 103 villages in Lakhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Somalwada from Bhandara?25 km by road - What is the population of Somalwada?1,628 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somalwada in?Bhandara district (Lakhani sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Somalwada?87.5% (Census 2011)