# Somavaram Village, Chintapalle, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chintapalle/somavaram/ Village · Chintapalle, Visakhapatnam # Somavaram Somavaram is a village in Chintapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531111**. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 132 households**, the 20th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.7%. - 592people (2011) - 132households - 29.5%literacy - 531111PIN code ## Somavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somavaram is 531111.** Somavaram falls in Chintapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code531111 - Gram panchayatAnnavaram - Community development blockChintapalle - Census village code585181 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? - Chintapalle (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ)128 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town)88 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? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Somavaram; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chintapalle - ○Degree college10+ km · Chintapalle - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chintapalle - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and maize**. About 51% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown. 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, 53 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Somavaram · ■ Chintapalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **56% Toilet within the home ****1%** **2% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****0%** **11% Television ****12%** **15% Mobile phone ****12%** **8% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****68%** **68% Own their home ****99%** **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 Somavaram? ■ Somavaram · ■ Chintapalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****29.5%** **37.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1055 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****480** **1017 Working population ****62.2%** **63.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 42.2% for men and 18.2% for women. 56% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 285 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 21 (6%) 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 Chintapalle - Kolapari636 people - Cherukumpakalu633 people - Kinnerla621 people - Tammingala615 people - Gondipakalu591 people - Chinna Gedda584 people - Kothapalem577 people - Bandabayalu570 people [All 248 villages in Chintapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chintapalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somavaram?531111 - How far is Somavaram from Visakhapatnam?128 km by road - What is the population of Somavaram?592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somavaram in?Visakhapatnam district (Chintapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somavaram?29.5% (Census 2011)