Village · Merakamudidam, Vizianagaram # Somalingapuram Somalingapuram is a village in Merakamudidam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535102. The 2011 Census counted 905 people in 201 households, the 23rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 905 people (2011) - 201 households - 57.4% literacy - 535102 PIN code ## Somalingapuram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Somalingapuram is 535102. Somalingapuram falls in Merakamudidam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 535102 - Gram panchayat Somalingapuram - Community development block Merakamudidam - Census village code 582615 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Somalingapuram from nearby towns? - Merakamudidam (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ) 50 km by road - Vizianagaram (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Somalingapuram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Somalingapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhyripuram - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garividi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garividi - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Somalingapuram known for? About 90% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Somalingapuram Of every 100 households in Somalingapuram in 2011, 82 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Somalingapuram · ■ Merakamudidam rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 81% - Toilet within the home 19% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 92% - Tap water 5% 31% - Drinking water within premises 12% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 92% - Use banking services 48% 48% - Television 43% 33% - Mobile phone 39% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 0% - None of these assets 38% 44% - Own their home 85% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Somalingapuram? ■ Somalingapuram · ■ Merakamudidam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.4% 50.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 965 - Working population 42.4% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 46.4% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 96 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 92 (24%) · ■ Household industry 10 (3%) · ■ Other work 62 (16%) · ■ Marginal 124 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Merakamudidam - Siridevipuram 1,026 people - Rachagumadam 1,017 people - Gathada @ Sriran Garaja Puram 1,009 people - Syamayavalasa 911 people - Puthikavalasa 891 people - Billalavalasa 872 people - Gottipalle 851 people - Singavaram 845 people All 41 villages in Merakamudidam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somalingapuram? 535102 - How far is Somalingapuram from Vizianagaram? 50 km by road - What is the population of Somalingapuram? 905 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somalingapuram in? Vizianagaram district (Merakamudidam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somalingapuram? 57.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/merakamudidam/somalingapuram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.