# Somapuram Village, Chapad, Y.S.R. (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chapad, Y.S.R. 

# Somapuram

Somapuram is a village in Chapad sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **516172**. The 2011 Census counted **1,103 people in 287 households**, the 12th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 1,103people (2011)
- 287households
- 61.5%literacy
- 516172PIN code

## Somapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somapuram is 516172.** Somapuram falls in Chapad sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code516172
- Gram panchayatSomapuram
- Community development blockChapad
- Census village code593107

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

## How far is Somapuram from nearby towns?

- Chapad (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kadapa (district HQ)35 km by road
- Proddatur (nearest town)20 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 Somapuram?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●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 school5–10 km · Mydukur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mydukur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Proddatur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Somapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gingilly and sun flower**. About 72% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Somapuram

Of every 100 households in Somapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somapuram · ■ Chapad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**69%

Tap water ****43%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**76%

Use banking services ****42%**

**51%

Television ****40%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Somapuram?

■ Somapuram · ■ Chapad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**906

Working population ****54.4%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 46.1% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (51%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (8%) · **■** Marginal 213 (36%)

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 Chapad

- Bhadripalle2,486 people
- Peddaguruvalur1,931 people
- Chinnagurvalur1,668 people
- Morrayapalle1,268 people
- Pitchapadu1,047 people
- Kutchupapa721 people
- Nerrawada675 people
- Vengannagaripalle164 people

[All 19 villages in Chapad](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/y-s-r/chapad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somapuram?516172
- How far is Somapuram from Kadapa?35 km by road
- What is the population of Somapuram?1,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somapuram in?Y.S.R. district (Chapad sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somapuram?61.5% (Census 2011)