# Somavarappadu Village, Korisapadu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/korisapadu/somavarappadu/ Village · Korisapadu, Prakasam # Somavarappadu Somavarappadu is a village in Korisapadu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523212**. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 289 households**, the 10th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 947people (2011) - 289households - 68.7%literacy - 523212PIN code ## Somavarappadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somavarappadu is 523212.** Somavarappadu falls in Korisapadu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523212 - Gram panchayatMedaramitla - Community development blockKorisapadu - Census village code591007 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? - Korisapadu (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)30 km by road - Ongole (nearest town)30 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? 12 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bodduvanipalem - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bodduvanipalem - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Medaramitla - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 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 **bengal gram and red gram**. About 56% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 87 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Somavarappadu · ■ Korisapadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****16%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **56% Tap water ****96%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **59% Use banking services ****77%** **64% Television ****30%** **55% Mobile phone ****36%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **23% Own their home ****91%** **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 · ■ Korisapadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****672** **1040 Working population ****55.3%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 54.1% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (88%) · **■** Other work 49 (9%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%) 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 Korisapadu - Rachapudi2,897 people - Pichikalagudipadu1,965 people - Prasangula Padu1,168 people - Anamanamur1,068 people [All 10 villages in Korisapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/korisapadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somavarappadu?523212 - How far is Somavarappadu from Ongole?30 km by road - What is the population of Somavarappadu?947 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somavarappadu in?Prakasam district (Korisapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somavarappadu?68.7% (Census 2011)