Village · Veeraballe, Y.S.R.
# Somavaram

Somavaram is a village in Veeraballe sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516268. The 2011 Census counted 1,975 people in 517 households, the 8th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.
- 1,975 people (2011)
- 517 households
- 58.1% literacy
- 516268 PIN code

## Somavaram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Somavaram is 516268. Somavaram falls in Veeraballe sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 516268
- Gram panchayat Somavaram
- Community development block Veeraballe
- Census village code 593572

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

## How far is Somavaram from nearby towns?
- Veeraballe (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Kadapa (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Rayachoti (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Somavaram?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road 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 · Veeraballe
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rayachoti
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rayachoti
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Somavaram known for?

The main crops are paddy, sun flower and ground nut. About 37% of the 1,336 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Somavaram

Of every 100 households in Somavaram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somavaram · ■ Veeraballe rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 95%
- Toilet within the home 8% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 90%
- Tap water 48% 63%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 94%
- Use banking services 43% 56%
- Television 27% 29%
- Mobile phone 40% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 41% 37%
- 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 Somavaram?

■ Somavaram · ■ Veeraballe rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.1% 61.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1021 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1085 935
- Working population 50.8% 50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 43.3% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 278 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 146 (15%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 178 (18%) · ■ Marginal 400 (40%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Veeraballe
- Peddiveedu 3,523 people
- Sanipaya 3,116 people
- Gadikota 3,093 people
- Odiveedu 2,579 people

All 9 villages in Veeraballe

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Somavaram? 516268
- How far is Somavaram from Kadapa? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Somavaram? 1,975 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somavaram in? Y.S.R. district (Veeraballe sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Somavaram? 58.1% (Census 2011)

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