# Somrad Village, Chohtan, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/somrad/ Village · Chohtan, Barmer # Somrad Somrad is a village in Chohtan sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344706**. The 2011 Census counted **1,396 people in 234 households**, the 103rd largest of 426 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%. - 1,396people (2011) - 234households - 41.9%literacy - 344706PIN code ## Somrad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somrad is 344706.** Somrad falls in Chohtan sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan. - PIN code344706 - Community development blockChohtan - Census village code088941 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somrad from nearby towns? - Chohtan (sub-district HQ)70 km by road - Barmer (district HQ)120 km by road - Barmer (nearest town)120 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 Somrad? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Somrad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanau - ○Degree college10+ km · Chohtan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chohtan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Somrad known for? The main crops are **bajara, guar and moth**. About 72% of the 1,385 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Somrad Of every 100 households in Somrad in 2011, 17 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somrad · ■ Chohtan rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **11% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****13%** **45% Television ****1%** **4% Mobile phone ****69%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **42% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Somrad? ■ Somrad · ■ Chohtan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.9%** **46.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **920 Working population ****30.9%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.1% for men and 25.3% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Chohtan - Miyen Ka Tala1,441 people - Borla Jatan1,439 people - Bhooniya1,415 people - Sujon Ka Niwan1,404 people - Sukaliya1,394 people - Ahsan Ka Tala1,360 people - Ghoniya1,341 people - Dasoriya1,332 people [All 427 villages in Chohtan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somrad?344706 - How far is Somrad from Barmer?120 km by road - What is the population of Somrad?1,396 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somrad in?Barmer district (Chohtan sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Somrad?41.9% (Census 2011)