# Somavaram Village, Chatrai, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/chatrai/somavaram/ Village · Chatrai, Krishna # Somavaram Somavaram is a village in Chatrai sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521213**. The 2011 Census counted **4,585 people in 1,139 households**, the 5th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%. - 4,585people (2011) - 1,139households - 56.0%literacy - 521213PIN code ## Somavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somavaram is 521213.** Somavaram falls in Chatrai sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521213 - Gram panchayatSomavaram&Marlapalem - Community development blockChatrai - Census village code589029 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somavaram from nearby towns? - Chatrai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)127 km by road - Nuzvid (nearest town)42 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 Somavaram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Somavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chatrai - ○Degree college10+ km · Vissannapet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vissannapet - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 21 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 Somavaram known for? About 28% of the 1,944 hectares of village land is sown, and 638 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 Somavaram Of every 100 households in Somavaram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somavaram · ■ Chatrai rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****52%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **58% Tap water ****86%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **85% Use banking services ****16%** **25% Television ****58%** **55% Mobile phone ****49%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **17% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Somavaram? ■ Somavaram · ■ Chatrai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **61.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **967 Working population ****56.0%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 53.2% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 367 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,546 (60%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 404 (16%) · **■** Marginal 241 (9%) 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 Chatrai - Chanubanda8,907 people - Kotapadu5,874 people - Polavaram4,670 people - Chatrai4,613 people - Tummagudem4,391 people - Chittapur4,004 people - Chinnampet3,446 people - Pothanapalle2,632 people [All 16 villages in Chatrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/chatrai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somavaram?521213 - How far is Somavaram from Machilipatnam?127 km by road - What is the population of Somavaram?4,585 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somavaram in?Krishna district (Chatrai sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somavaram?56.0% (Census 2011)