Somanath is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Somanath | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Somanath Location in Maharashtra, India  Somanath Somanath (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°58′02″N 72°51′59″E / 19.9671897°N 72.8663173°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Named for | Somnath temple |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,940 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 551672 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Somanath has 336 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 39.86%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1940 | 989 | 951 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 470 | 253 | 217 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1938 | 989 | 949 |
| Literates | 586 | 382 | 204 |
| Workers (all) | 939 | 474 | 465 |
| Main workers (total) | 897 | 458 | 439 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 152 | 90 | 62 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 643 | 277 | 366 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Main workers: Other | 99 | 91 | 8 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 42 | 16 | 26 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 39 | 15 | 24 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 1001 | 515 | 486 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.