# Somagandi Village, Seethampeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Seethampeta, Srikakulam 

# Somagandi

Somagandi is a village in Seethampeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532455**. The 2011 Census counted **1,963 people in 511 households**, the 4th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 1,963people (2011)
- 511households
- 42.6%literacy
- 532455PIN code

## Somagandi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somagandi is 532455.** Somagandi falls in Seethampeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532455
- Gram panchayatSomagandi
- Community development blockSeethampeta
- Census village code579997

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

## How far is Somagandi from nearby towns?

- Seethampeta (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)66 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)54 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 Somagandi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Somagandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 12 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Seethampeta
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Seethampeta
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Seethampeta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Somagandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Somagandi

Of every 100 households in Somagandi in 2011, 63 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Somagandi · ■ Seethampeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****64%**

**74%

Television ****23%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**66%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Somagandi?

■ Somagandi · ■ Seethampeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**1057

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**1008

Working population ****69.6%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 31.1% for women. 67% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,310 (96%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (1%) · **■** Marginal 24 (2%)

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 Seethampeta

- Seethampeta5,305 people
- Marripadu3,344 people
- Haddubhangi1,996 people
- Santhamalli @ Pedamalli1,643 people
- Tumbali1,435 people
- Kodisa1,406 people
- Puliputti1,340 people

[All 118 villages in Seethampeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/seethampeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somagandi?532455
- How far is Somagandi from Srikakulam?66 km by road
- What is the population of Somagandi?1,963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somagandi in?Srikakulam district (Seethampeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somagandi?42.6% (Census 2011)
