# Somidavalasa Village, Therlam, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/therlam/somidavalasa/ Village · Therlam, Vizianagaram # Somidavalasa Somidavalasa is a village in Therlam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535126**. The 2011 Census counted **894 people in 214 households**, the 22nd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.2%. - 894people (2011) - 214households - 47.2%literacy - 535126PIN code ## Somidavalasa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somidavalasa is 535126.** Somidavalasa falls in Therlam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535126 - Gram panchayatPanukuvalasa - Community development blockTherlam - Census village code582589 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somidavalasa from nearby towns? - Therlam (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)69 km by road - Rajam (nearest town)12 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 Somidavalasa? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Somidavalasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Perumali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Therlam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bobbili - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Somidavalasa known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugar cane**. About 75% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Somidavalasa Of every 100 households in Somidavalasa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Somidavalasa · ■ Therlam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **87% Use banking services ****40%** **64% Television ****37%** **39% Mobile phone ****53%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****26%** **41% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Somidavalasa? ■ Somidavalasa · ■ Therlam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%** **51.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661** **900 Working population ****54.8%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.4% for men and 33.6% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (27%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 224 (46%) 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 Therlam - Viziarampuram @ Buripeta1,251 people - Velagavalasa1,205 people - Madhavarangarayapura Agraharam1,163 people - Punuvalasa912 people - Goluguvalasa858 people - Jannivalasa757 people - Kavirayanivalasa755 people - Sathivada753 people [All 50 villages in Therlam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/therlam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somidavalasa?535126 - How far is Somidavalasa from Vizianagaram?69 km by road - What is the population of Somidavalasa?894 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somidavalasa in?Vizianagaram district (Therlam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Somidavalasa?47.2% (Census 2011)