# Somnath Prakalp Village, Mul, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/mul/somnath-prakalp/ Village · Mul, Chandrapur # Somnath Prakalp Somnath Prakalp is a village in Mul sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 262 households**, the 54th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 451people (2011) - 262households - 46.2%literacy - 879females per 1,000 males ## Somnath Prakalp PIN code and other codes Somnath Prakalp falls in Mul sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMul - Census village code541365 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somnath Prakalp from nearby towns? - Mul (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)60 km by road - Mul (nearest town)8 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 Somnath Prakalp? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Somnath Prakalp; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maroda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Somnath Prakalp known for? Products made here include cotton mats. About 26% of the 1,001 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Somnath Prakalp Of every 100 households in Somnath Prakalp in 2011, 98 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Somnath Prakalp · ■ Mul rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **69% Toilet within the home ****44%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **71% Tap water ****84%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **91% Use banking services ****32%** **58% Television ****21%** **18% Mobile phone ****18%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **44% Own their home ****3%** **94% 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 Somnath Prakalp? ■ Somnath Prakalp · ■ Mul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556** **960 Working population ****81.8%** **59.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.7% for men and 31.1% for women. 81% of men and 82% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (84%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (11%) 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 Mul - Akapur504 people - Korambi492 people - Chak Ghosari461 people - Karwan451 people - Babrala449 people - Bhagwanpur442 people - Agdi395 people - Ratnapur390 people [All 106 villages in Mul](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/mul/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Somnath Prakalp from Chandrapur?60 km by road - What is the population of Somnath Prakalp?451 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somnath Prakalp in?Chandrapur district (Mul sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Somnath Prakalp?46.2% (Census 2011)