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- LGD code
- 521198
- Pincode
- 392180
- Post office
- Sarod
- Population
- 230
- Households
- 53
- Literacy rate
- 76.5%
- Sex ratio
- 742 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 77
Census 2011 · in context
How Somaj compares
By population, Somaj ranks #90 of 93 villages in Karjan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.5%
+6.5% vs mandal average
Somaj76.5%
Karjan mandal70.0%
Vadodara district69.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
742
−198 vs mandal average
Somaj742
Karjan mandal940
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
Somaj4.3
Karjan mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Somaj at a glance
Somaj is a village of 230 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Karjan taluka, Vadodara district, Gujarat, the 90th-largest of 93 villages in Karjan taluka. Literacy is 77%, 7 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 742 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 392180, served by Sarod post office; the LGD village code is 521198. The village votes in Khambhat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chirag Patel. The population is estimated at 271 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Somaj
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PALEJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SOMAJ
- Total area (ha)
- 159.99
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60.43
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Somaj
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Key facts — Somaj
- LGD code
- 521198
- Pincode
- 392180
- Post office
- Sarod
- Population (Census 2011)
- 230
- Population (projected 2026)
- 271
- Households
- 53
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 742
- Literacy rate
- 76.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Anand
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khambhat
- Member of Parliament
- Mitesh Patel
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chirag Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Karjan
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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