Village · Rajam, Srikakulam
# Soperu

Soperu is a village in Rajam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532148. The 2011 Census counted 1,307 people in 359 households, the 16th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.5%.
- 1,307 people (2011)
- 359 households
- 52.6% literacy
- 532148 PIN code

## Soperu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Soperu is 532148. Soperu falls in Rajam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532148
- Gram panchayat Soperu
- Community development block Rajam
- Census village code 581322

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

## How far is Soperu from nearby towns?
- Rajam (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Rajam (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Soperu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Soperu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rajam
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rajam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Rajam
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Soperu known for?

The main crops are paddy and ground nut. Products made here include agricultural tools. About 67% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Soperu

Of every 100 households in Soperu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soperu · ■ Rajam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 93%
- Toilet within the home 20% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 88%
- Tap water 43% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 14%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 85%
- Use banking services 14% 39%
- Television 54% 45%
- Mobile phone 39% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 34% 29%
- Own their home 97% 91%

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

## What is the population of Soperu?

■ Soperu · ■ Rajam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.6% 51.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1023 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 873 942
- Working population 48.8% 52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 42.1% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 61 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 376 (59%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 78 (12%) · ■ Marginal 121 (19%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rajam
- Garraju Cheepurupalli 1,795 people
- Aguru 1,489 people
- Maredubaka 1,436 people
- Kotaripuram 1,327 people
- Nandabalaga 1,304 people
- Syampuram 1,257 people
- V R Agraharam 1,015 people
- Amaram 923 people

All 26 villages in Rajam

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Soperu? 532148
- How far is Soperu from Srikakulam? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Soperu? 1,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soperu in? Srikakulam district (Rajam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Soperu? 52.6% (Census 2011)

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