Somavadi

Somavadi
सोमवाडी
Village
Somavadi
Somavadi

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: IN 18°49′46″N 73°24′58″E / 18.8293148°N 73.4161865°E / 18.8293148; 73.4161865Coordinates: IN 18°49′46″N 73°24′58″E / 18.8293148°N 73.4161865°E / 18.8293148; 73.4161865
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Mawal
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Languages
  Official Marathi
  Other spoken Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 02114
ISO 3166 code IN-MH
Vehicle registration MH-14
Website maharashtra.gov.in

Somavadi (Marathi:सोमवाडी) is a village in India. It is situated in the Mawal taluka of Pune District in the state of Maharashtra.

Geography

Somavadi is situated between Uskan Lake and Shirota lake. The villages around Somavadi are Bhajgaon,Rakaswadi,Kondiwade, Kusavali,Dahuli and Shirdhe . Talukas surrounding Somavadi are Karjat Taluka, Talegaon Dabhade Taluka, Mulshi Taluka and by Khalapur Taluka.districts closest to Somavadi are Raigad district, Thane district, Mumbai City district and Mumbai Suburban district. Nearest railway stations around Somavadi are Vadgaon railway station, Begdewadi railway station, Lonavala railway station, Talegaon railway station and Kamshet railway station. Places to visit around Somavadi are Thokarwadi Dam and Kambre water falls,Somavadi is close to the hill-station town of Lonavala.[1]

Administration and Education

The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and the Panchayati raj. The village falls under the Maval taluka, The taluka headquarters are situated at Vadgaon and is governed by a tahsildar. As per the 2011 census out of a population of 200 people are 111 Literate and 89 are Illiterate, Somavadi's literacy rate is 66.07 % which is lower than the average of 82.34% in the state of Maharashtra the male literacy is 79.31 % and the female literacy rate is 51.85 %, Somavadi has a government-run primary school.[2]

Demography

Somavadi village has 37 houses with a Population of 200 which consist of Males 105 and 95 Females, as per the 2011 census Somavadi village population of children with an age group from 0-6 is 32 which makes up 16.00 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio is 905 per 1000 males which is lower than the state average of 929. The child Sex Ratio is 778 lower than the average of 894 in the state of Maharashtra. As per the 2011 census the total Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population in the village is 27 people of which none are Scheduled Castes and there are 0 people of the Schedule Tribe. Somavadi has a 0.0% population of Schedule Tribe and 13.50 % Schedule Caste.[3]

Villages in Mawal taluka

Maval is a Taluka part of the Pune District in the state of Maharashtra India. It is located 85 km from Mumbai and 54 km from Pune.[4]

Maval taluka in Pune district

References

  1. "Somavadi village". censusindia.gov.in.
  2. "Somavadi, Maharashtra". google.co.in.
  3. "Somavadi Population". census2011.co.in.
  4. "Villages in Mawal taluka". villageinfo.in.
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