# Somalapuram Village, D.Hirehal, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/d-hirehal/somalapuram/ Village · D.Hirehal, Anantapur # Somalapuram Somalapuram is a village in D.Hirehal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515872**. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 384 households**, the 10th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 1,712people (2011) - 384households - 66.6%literacy - 515872PIN code ## Somalapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somalapuram is 515872.** Somalapuram falls in D.Hirehal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515872 - Gram panchayatSomalapuram - Community development blockD.Hirehal - Census village code594653 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somalapuram from nearby towns? - D.Hirehal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)118 km by road - Rayadurg (nearest town)22 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Somalapuram? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Somalapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rayadurg - ○Degree college10+ km · Rayadurg - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · D.Hirehal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Somalapuram known for? The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and maize**. About 33% of the 1,174 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Somalapuram Of every 100 households in Somalapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Somalapuram · ■ D.Hirehal rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****26%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **80% Tap water ****98%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **84% Use banking services ****80%** **67% Television ****56%** **50% Mobile phone ****60%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **29% Own their home ****84%** **91% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Somalapuram? ■ Somalapuram · ■ D.Hirehal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064** **973 Working population ****42.9%** **51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 55.8% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 134 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (49%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 222 (30%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in D.Hirehal - Obulapuram3,541 people - Kadalur2,365 people - Hulikal2,120 people - H.Siddapuram1,758 people - Madenahalli1,393 people - Dodagatta1,145 people - Malapanagudi970 people - Jajarakal960 people [All 18 villages in D.Hirehal](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/d-hirehal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somalapuram?515872 - How far is Somalapuram from Anantapur?118 km by road - What is the population of Somalapuram?1,712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somalapuram in?Anantapur district (D.Hirehal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somalapuram?66.6% (Census 2011)