# Somanala, Bhiwapur, Nagpur – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/bhiwapur/somanala-536599/ Village · Bhiwapur, Nagpur # Somanala Somanala is a village in [Bhiwapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/bhiwapur/) sub-district of [Nagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 236 households**, the 16th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 1,033people (2011) - 236households - 78.8%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Somanala PIN code and other codes Somanala falls in Bhiwapur sub-district, Nagpur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwapur - Census village code536599 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somanala from nearby towns? - Bhiwapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagpur (district HQ)79 km by road - Umred (nearest town)30 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 Somanala? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Somanala; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 · Bhiwapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhiwapur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Somanala known for? About 76% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 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 Somanala Of every 100 households in Somanala in 2011, 87 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somanala · ■ Bhiwapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **81% Toilet within the home ****35%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **61% Tap water ****97%** **69% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **81% Use banking services ****95%** **71% Television ****40%** **40% Mobile phone ****8%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **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 Somanala? ■ Somanala · ■ Bhiwapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **971 Working population ****57.8%** **55.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 74.3% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 269 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 31 (5%) 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 Bhiwapur - Nakshi1,311 people - Chichala1,244 people - Pirawa1,202 people - Shiwapur1,066 people - Pullar992 people - Dhamangaon900 people - Pahami888 people - Salebhatti856 people [All 137 villages in Bhiwapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/bhiwapur/villages/) ## Other places named Somanala - Somanala · Village, Bhiwapur, Nagpur · 273 people ## Quick answers - How far is Somanala from Nagpur?79 km by road - What is the population of Somanala?1,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somanala in?Nagpur district (Bhiwapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Somanala?78.8% (Census 2011)