# Somalpur Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra)

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Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya 

# Somalpur

Somalpur is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **773 people in 184 households**, the 66th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 773people (2011)
- 184households
- 84.4%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Somalpur PIN code and other codes

Somalpur falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockArjuni Morgaon
- Census village code538176

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

## How far is Somalpur from nearby towns?

- Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)85 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)50 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 Somalpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Somalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chaana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arjuni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Somalpur known for?

About 37% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Somalpur

Of every 100 households in Somalpur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somalpur · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**40%

Tap water ****15%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**25%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**86%

Use banking services ****94%**

**74%

Television ****17%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Somalpur?

■ Somalpur · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**937

Working population ****68.0%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 79.7% for women. 70% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (8%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 373 (71%)

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 Arjuni Morgaon

- Chalana Khodaka852 people
- Kohalgaon815 people
- Tavasikh791 people
- Dhamditola782 people
- Bolade769 people
- Dewalgaon768 people
- Rampuri765 people
- Nilaj761 people

[All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somalpur from Gondiya?85 km by road
- What is the population of Somalpur?773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somalpur in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Somalpur?84.4% (Census 2011)