# Somaj Village, Igatpuri, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Igatpuri, Nashik 

# Somaj

Somaj is a village in Igatpuri sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,023 people in 168 households**, the 87th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 1,023people (2011)
- 168households
- 79.9%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Somaj PIN code and other codes

Somaj falls in Igatpuri sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockIgatpuri
- Census village code551074

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

## How far is Somaj from nearby towns?

- Igatpuri (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Nashik (district HQ)40 km by road
- Igatpuri (nearest town)24 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 Somaj?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Somaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Igatpuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Igatpuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Igatpuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Somaj known for?

About 50% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Somaj

Of every 100 households in Somaj in 2011, 40 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Somaj · ■ Igatpuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**75%

Tap water ****2%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****31%**

**50%

Television ****14%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Somaj?

■ Somaj · ■ Igatpuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**929

Working population ****57.2%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 69.4% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 148 (25%)

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 Igatpuri

- Titoli1,076 people
- Kurungwadi1,055 people
- Padli Deshmukh1,038 people
- Bhavli Bk1,023 people
- Gambhirwadi1,007 people
- Senvad Kh968 people
- Korapgaon949 people
- Mhasurli939 people

[All 117 villages in Igatpuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/igatpuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somaj from Nashik?40 km by road
- What is the population of Somaj?1,023 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somaj in?Nashik district (Igatpuri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Somaj?79.9% (Census 2011)