Village · Sambepalle, Y.S.R.
# Sho.Somavaram

Sho.Somavaram is a village in Sambepalle sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516213. The 2011 Census counted 1,861 people in 449 households, the 8th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.
- 1,861 people (2011)
- 449 households
- 62.6% literacy
- 516213 PIN code

## Sho.Somavaram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sho.Somavaram is 516213. Sho.Somavaram falls in Sambepalle sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 516213
- Gram panchayat Sho.Somavaram
- Community development block Sambepalle
- Census village code 593510

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sho.Somavaram from nearby towns?
- Sambepalle (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Kadapa (district HQ) 73 km by road
- Rayachoti (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sho.Somavaram?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sho.Somavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public 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
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rayachoti
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rayachoti
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rayachoti
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 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 Sho.Somavaram known for?

The main crops are ground nut, paddy and red gram. About 56% of the 997 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sho.Somavaram

Of every 100 households in Sho.Somavaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sho.Somavaram · ■ Sambepalle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 94%
- Toilet within the home 14% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 89%
- Tap water 52% 55%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 90%
- Use banking services 86% 69%
- Television 40% 34%
- Mobile phone 76% 52%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 22% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 15% 36%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sho.Somavaram?

■ Sho.Somavaram · ■ Sambepalle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.6% 57.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 821 951
- Working population 69.8% 56.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 50.7% for women. 74% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 196 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 629 (48%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 202 (16%) · ■ Marginal 271 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sambepalle
- Dudyala 3,495 people
- Motakatla 3,475 people
- Routhukunta 2,277 people
- Sambepalle 2,030 people
- Gunnikuntla 1,791 people
- Guttapalle 1,469 people
- Guriginjakunta 1,315 people

All 11 villages in Sambepalle

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sho.Somavaram? 516213
- How far is Sho.Somavaram from Kadapa? 73 km by road
- What is the population of Sho.Somavaram? 1,861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sho.Somavaram in? Y.S.R. district (Sambepalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sho.Somavaram? 62.6% (Census 2011)

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