Somanath, Dahanu

Somanath
Village
Somanath Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Somanath Somanath (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°58′02″N72°51′59″E / 19.9671897°N 72.8663173°E / 19.9671897; 72.8663173
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

Somanath is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka. ^[1]

Demographics

According 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]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[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

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.