# Somanpur Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Somanpur

Somanpur is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 66 households**, the 149th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 259people (2011)
- 66households
- 68.7%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Somanpur PIN code and other codes

Somanpur falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539413

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

## How far is Somanpur from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)65 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)65 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 Somanpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Somanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Subhash Gram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ashti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Somanpur known for?

About 46% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Somanpur

Of every 100 households in Somanpur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somanpur · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**25%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****86%**

**74%

Television ****9%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**33%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Somanpur?

■ Somanpur · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**970

Working population ****68.7%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 56.8% for women. 70% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 133 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (24%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Chamorshi

- Bamhanpeth306 people
- Potepalli Patch298 people
- Rajur Bk282 people
- Mudholi Tukum275 people
- Mutnur252 people
- Nachangaon248 people
- Chitekanhar245 people
- Amgaon Chak No.2240 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somanpur from Gadchiroli?65 km by road
- What is the population of Somanpur?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somanpur in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Somanpur?68.7% (Census 2011)