Village · Chilamathur, Anantapur # Somaghatta Somaghatta is a village in Chilamathur sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515601. The 2011 Census counted 2,963 people in 680 households, the 6th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 2,963 people (2011) - 680 households - 57.4% literacy - 515601 PIN code ## Somaghatta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Somaghatta is 515601. Somaghatta falls in Chilamathur sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 515601 - Gram panchayat Somaghatta - Community development block Chilamathur - Census village code 595592 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Somaghatta from nearby towns? - Chilamathur (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ) 132 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town) 48 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Somaghatta? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Somaghatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chilamathur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hindupur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chilamathur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Somaghatta known for? The main crops are ground nut, mulberry and ground nut. About 53% of the 1,753 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Somaghatta Of every 100 households in Somaghatta in 2011, 84 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Somaghatta · ■ Chilamathur rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 88% - Toilet within the home 10% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 80% - Tap water 72% 84% - Drinking water within premises 4% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 86% - Use banking services 64% 73% - Television 37% 50% - Mobile phone 44% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 38% 29% - Own their home 94% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Somaghatta? ■ Somaghatta · ■ Chilamathur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.4% 61.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1006 998 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1006 968 - Working population 61.7% 52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 44.8% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 163 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 236 (13%) · ■ Household industry 24 (1%) · ■ Other work 134 (7%) · ■ Marginal 1,270 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chilamathur - Kodur 8,813 people - Demakethepalle 4,602 people - Chagaluru 4,262 people - Settipalle 2,990 people - Kodikonda 2,789 people - Morasalapalle 2,773 people - Tekulodu 2,250 people - Veerapuram 1,910 people All 21 villages in Chilamathur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somaghatta? 515601 - How far is Somaghatta from Anantapur? 132 km by road - What is the population of Somaghatta? 2,963 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somaghatta in? Anantapur district (Chilamathur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somaghatta? 57.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/chilamathur/somaghatta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.