Village · Gandlapenta, Anantapur
# Somayajulapalle

Somayajulapalle is a village in Gandlapenta sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515521. The 2011 Census counted 2,272 people in 584 households, the 3rd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.
- 2,272 people (2011)
- 584 households
- 54.2% literacy
- 515521 PIN code

## Somayajulapalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Somayajulapalle is 515521. Somayajulapalle falls in Gandlapenta sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 515521
- Gram panchayat Somayajulapalle
- Community development block Gandlapenta
- Census village code 595247

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Somayajulapalle from nearby towns?
- Gandlapenta (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ) 104 km by road
- Kadiri (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Somayajulapalle?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Somayajulapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 6 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank 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 under 5 km · Gandlapenta
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kadiri
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Gandlapenta
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 17 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Somayajulapalle known for?

The main crops are ground nut, paddy and red gram. About 47% of the 1,117 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Somayajulapalle

Of every 100 households in Somayajulapalle in 2011, 93 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somayajulapalle · ■ Gandlapenta rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 92%
- Toilet within the home 5% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 85%
- Tap water 67% 64%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 93%
- Use banking services 53% 66%
- Television 43% 38%
- Mobile phone 54% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 24% 34%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Somayajulapalle?

■ Somayajulapalle · ■ Gandlapenta rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.2% 58.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1002 985
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 896 884
- Working population 50.8% 50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 40.3% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 246 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 546 (47%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 189 (16%) · ■ Marginal 171 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gandlapenta
- Gandlapenta 9,611 people
- Malameedapalle 3,237 people
- Chamalagondi 1,969 people
- Godduvelagala 1,839 people
- Kurumamidi 1,813 people
- Veparala 1,580 people

All 13 villages in Gandlapenta

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Somayajulapalle? 515521
- How far is Somayajulapalle from Anantapur? 104 km by road
- What is the population of Somayajulapalle? 2,272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somayajulapalle in? Anantapur district (Gandlapenta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somayajulapalle? 54.2% (Census 2011)

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