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Ex-CM Uma Bharti renews call for total alcohol prohibition in Madhya Pradesh after Sagar hooch tragedy
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
monam dubey
Contact: 62****3261
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- LGD code
- 460858
- Pincode
- 470120
- Post office
- Sihora (Sagar)
- Population
- 1,326
- Households
- 276
- Literacy rate
- 64.4%
- Sex ratio
- 794 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 614
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 141 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 555 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ratona · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ashwin Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Somla compares
By population, Somla ranks #29 of 149 villages in Jaisinagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.4%
+0.8% vs mandal average
Somla64.4%
Jaisinagar mandal63.6%
Sagar district65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
794
−83 vs mandal average
Somla794
Jaisinagar mandal877
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
Somla4.8
Jaisinagar mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Somla at a glance
Somla is a village of 1,326 people in 276 households (Census 2011) in Jaisinagar tehsil, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 29th-largest of 149 villages in Jaisinagar tehsil. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the tehsil average of 64% and the sex ratio is 794 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Sagar district centre, 54 km from Khimlasa, the nearest town, 5 km from Ratona railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 470120, served by Sihora (Sagar) post office; the LGD village code is 460858. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ashwin Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is monam dubey, and the village votes in Surkhi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Govind Singh Rajput. The population is estimated at 1,563 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Somla (P) →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somla · this village | 1,326 | 64% | — |
| Somla · Bhikangaon | 765 | 56% | 0 km N |
| Chakroda · Sagar | 46 | 72% | 1 km N |
| Kanera Gond · Jaisinagar | 1,852 | 68% | 2.2 km S |
| Kanera Gond · Khurai | 467 | 51% | 2.2 km S |
| Bhapel · Sagar | 2,938 | 71% | 2.6 km NW |
| Badona · Sagar Nagar | 2,694 | 67% | 2.6 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Somla
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 9
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 396.07
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 102.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 94.44
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Somla
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Somla
- LGD code
- 460858
- Pincode
- 470120
- Post office
- Sihora (Sagar)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,326
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,563
- Households
- 276
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 794
- Literacy rate
- 64.4%
- Coordinates
- 23.79642°N, 78.66182°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Surkhi
- Member of Parliament
- Lata Wankhede
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Govind Singh Rajput
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- monam dubey
- Block / Mandal
- Jaisinagar
Getting there
How to reach Somla
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal141 kmcapital
- Delhi555 km
- Hyderabad713 km
- Mumbai796 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRatona5 km
- Bus stopBus Stend Badua3 km
- Hospital / PHCAshwin Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankBank Baroda2 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroieum4 km
- CollegeShaskiya Madhyamik Shala2 km
- Police stationPolice Control Room Edit11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Somla
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Somla
7 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 470120
- Mudra JaruwakhedaSagar mandal6,521 pop
- SihoraRahatgarh mandal5,355 pop
- BhapelSagar mandal2,938 pop
- SemadhanaJaisinagar mandal2,414 pop
- Satta DhanaJaisinagar mandal1,920 pop
- KillaiJaisinagar mandal1,685 pop
- Tila BuzurgRahatgarh mandal1,559 pop
- DhakraiJaisinagar mandal1,402 pop
- SethiyaJaisinagar mandal1,330 pop
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Other villages named Somla
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Villages near Somla
Other villages in Jaisinagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Bilehra
- Jaisinagar
- Padrai
- Baroda Sager
- Ghughar
- Bansa
- Toda Tarafdar
- Semadhana
- Khamkuwa
- Hinnod
- Talchiri
- Satta Dhana
- Semra Gopalman
- Kanera Gond
- Khurai Thaori
- Killai
- Chartoriya
- Hirapur
- Tahra Tahri
- Bakswaha
- Mahuwa Kheda
- Bijora
- Oriya
- Singna
- Dhakrai
- Madkhera Jagir
- Dewalchori
- Sethiya
- Karhad
- Masurhai
- Sarkhari
- Mankiyai
- Sagoni Puraina
- Chenpura
- Sewan
- Karaiya
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-15
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)