# Somavarappadu Village, Pedaparupudi, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Pedaparupudi, Krishna 

# Somavarappadu

Somavarappadu is a village in Pedaparupudi sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521321**. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 113 households**, the 18th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 337people (2011)
- 113households
- 81.6%literacy
- 521321PIN code

## Somavarappadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somavarappadu is 521321.** Somavarappadu falls in Pedaparupudi sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521321
- Gram panchayatNagapuram
- Community development blockPedaparupudi
- Census village code589470

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Somavarappadu from nearby towns?

- Pedaparupudi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)49 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town)12 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 Somavarappadu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Somavarappadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gudivada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gudivada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudivada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Somavarappadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 88% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Somavarappadu

Of every 100 households in Somavarappadu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somavarappadu · ■ Pedaparupudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**49%

Use banking services ****52%**

**54%

Television ****56%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**86%

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 Somavarappadu?

■ Somavarappadu · ■ Pedaparupudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**1000

Working population ****54.6%**

**55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 77.9% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (40%) · **■** Other work 35 (19%) · **■** Marginal 55 (30%)

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 Pedaparupudi

- Zamidintakurru616 people
- Juvvanapudi598 people
- Maheswarapuram492 people
- Ravulapadu347 people

[All 18 villages in Pedaparupudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/pedaparupudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somavarappadu?521321
- How far is Somavarappadu from Machilipatnam?49 km by road
- What is the population of Somavarappadu?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somavarappadu in?Krishna district (Pedaparupudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somavarappadu?81.6% (Census 2011)
