# Somanpalli Village, Gondpipri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gondpipri, Chandrapur 

# Somanpalli

Somanpalli is a village in Gondpipri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,070 people in 291 households**, the 19th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,070people (2011)
- 291households
- 67.6%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Somanpalli PIN code and other codes

Somanpalli falls in Gondpipri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGondpipri
- Census village code541920

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

## How far is Somanpalli from nearby towns?

- Gondpipri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Ballarpur (nearest town)52 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 Somanpalli?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Somanpalli; 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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 school5–10 km · Dhaba
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gondpipri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Somanpalli known for?

About 75% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Somanpalli

Of every 100 households in Somanpalli in 2011, 70 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Somanpalli · ■ Gondpipri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****17%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****92%**

**64%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**48%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Somanpalli?

■ Somanpalli · ■ Gondpipri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**1006

Working population ****63.7%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 57.4% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 520 (76%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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 Gondpipri

- Wedgaon1,180 people
- Chak Pipari1,097 people
- Wadkuli1,096 people
- Darur1,088 people
- Chak Likhitwada1,016 people
- Hiwara1,001 people
- Chak Pargaon987 people
- Chak Bapur974 people

[All 97 villages in Gondpipri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somanpalli from Chandrapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Somanpalli?1,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somanpalli in?Chandrapur district (Gondpipri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Somanpalli?67.6% (Census 2011)