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- LGD code
- 531078
- Pincode
- 444404
- Post office
- Manora (Washim)
- Population
- 1,134
- Households
- 229
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Sex ratio
- 965 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 654
Census 2011 · in context
How Somnathnagar compares
By population, Somnathnagar ranks #51 of 136 villages in Manora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.1%
−4.2% vs mandal average
Somnathnagar66.1%
Manora mandal70.3%
Washim district72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
+32 vs mandal average
Somnathnagar965
Manora mandal933
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.6 vs mandal average
Somnathnagar5.0
Manora mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Somnathnagar at a glance
Somnathnagar is a village of 1,134 people in 229 households (Census 2011) in Manora taluka, Washim district, Maharashtra, the 51st-largest of 136 villages in Manora taluka. Literacy is 66%, 4 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 444404, served by Manora (Washim) post office; the LGD village code is 531078. The village votes in Karanja assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sai Prakash Dahake. The population is estimated at 1,337 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Somnathnagar
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Mangrulpir
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 66
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 224.38
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 137.64
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Somnathnagar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Somnathnagar
- LGD code
- 531078
- Pincode
- 444404
- Post office
- Manora (Washim)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,134
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,337
- Households
- 229
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 965
- Literacy rate
- 66.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Yavatmal-Washim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karanja
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Deshmukh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sai Prakash Dahake
- Block / Mandal
- Manora
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)