Somthana, Karanja
Somthana (सोमठाणा) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Karanja Taluka in Washim district of Maharashtra, which falls under Karanja block. P P Gayakwad is the President of Somthana Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address vdpatil581@gmail.com and mobile number 79726xxx30. The Secretary is Vijaya Domaji Patil, who can be reached at email address vvdpatil581@gmail.com and mobile number 83901xxx77. The Panchayat address is AT Somthana Near BY Z P School, PO Umbarda Bazar, TQ Karanja Lad Dist Washim, Pincode - 444105. You can reach there by taking a bus till Somthana bus stop which is less than a km away.
As on November 2024, the current population of Somthana is 1.1 thousands out of which 572 are males and rest 539 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 942 females per 1000 males. There are around 114 teenagers in Somthana. It has literacy rate of 73% which means around 806 persons can read and write. Total 278 people belonging to scheduled caste and 62 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 238 households in Somthana, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 505. The pincode of Somthana is 444105 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Gurumandir Karanja Sub Post office
- Karanja S.O (Washim)
- Loni Arab Branch Post office
- Manabha Branch Post office
- Poha Branch Post office
Schools
Somthana has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Mulhi Jetha N.P. Urdu High S.
- J.D.Chaware Highschool Karanja
- Kankubai Madhyamic Kanya Schoo
- J.C. Highschool Karanj
- Mulji Jetha N.P. Highschool K
Hospitals
Somthana has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Manbha Primary Health Center
- Umarda (bajar) Primary Health Center
- Poha Sub-Center
- Lohara Sub-Center
- Poha Primary Health Center
Banks
Somthana has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Karanja Main Branch
- The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Karanja City Branch
- The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Manbha Branch
- The Akola District Central Cooperative Bank Poha Branch
- Akola Janata Commercial Co-operative Bank Karanja
Covered villages
Somthana Village Panchayat manages total 5 villages.