# Somthana Village, Malegaon, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malegaon, Washim 

# Somthana

Somthana is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **926 people in 204 households**, the 74th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 926people (2011)
- 204households
- 89.4%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Somthana PIN code and other codes

Somthana falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalegaon
- Census village code530706

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

## How far is Somthana from nearby towns?

- Malegaon (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)18 km by road
- Washim (nearest town)18 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 Somthana?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Somthana; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rid
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rid
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Somthana known for?

About 81% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Somthana

Of every 100 households in Somthana in 2011, 64 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somthana · ■ Malegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****55%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**59%

Television ****35%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**35%

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 Somthana?

■ Somthana · ■ Malegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****607**

**839

Working population ****58.6%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 84.8% for women. 54% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 407 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Malegaon

- Pimpala989 people
- Wakalwadi981 people
- Ridhora976 people
- Kutardoh960 people
- Goksavangi904 people
- Kinhi Ghodmod879 people
- Keli858 people
- Gunja820 people

[All 122 villages in Malegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Somthana from Washim?18 km by road
- What is the population of Somthana?926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somthana in?Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Somthana?89.4% (Census 2011)