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'''Somsar''' is a small village located on the bank of the river Damodar in the [[Bankura District]]. As per the Census of 2011, Somsar has a population of 4421 people of which 2136 are females and 2285 are males. The literacy rate of Somsar is 63.12% which is significantly lower than the state level literacy rate that stands at 76.26% and there are 957 households there. It is surrounded by villages like Palash Danga and Bhagitpur. <br />
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The name of the village has its origin from the village deity – Someshwar. Someshwar is still now being worshipped in an ancient Shiva temple by the people of Somsar. <br />
The village has rich natural surroundings and is considered as an ideal picnic place by the people of [[West Bengal]].<br />
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Somsar Sri Ramakrishna Seva Mandir<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.somsar.org/index.html |title=Somsar Sri Ramakrishna Seva Mandir |author= Rob Roy |publisher= Somsar.Org |date=20 March 2014 |accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref> is one of the few prominent places to visit in Somsar.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} [[Bhuteshananda|Swami Bhuteshananda]]- the 12th President of the [[Ramakrishna Mission]] was born in this village in 1901.<ref>{{Cite web|last=donationsbm|title=Swami Bhuteshananda|url=https://belurmath.org/past-presidents/swami-bhuteshananda/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Belur Math - Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Swami Bhuteshananda (1989–1998) – Vedanta Society of St. Louis|url=https://vedantastl.org/swami-bhuteshananda-1989-1998/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=vedantastl.org}}</ref><br />
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