# Somandurai Village, Pollachi, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/somandurai/ Village · Pollachi, Coimbatore # Somandurai Somandurai is a village in Pollachi sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643124**. The 2011 Census counted **5,559 people in 1,654 households**, the 9th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 5,559people (2011) - 1,654households - 62.5%literacy - 643124PIN code ## Somandurai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somandurai is 643124.** Somandurai falls in Pollachi sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643124 - Gram panchayatRamanamudali Pudur, Somandurai - Community development blockAnaimalai - Census village code644580 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somandurai from nearby towns? - Pollachi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)54 km by road - Kottur (nearest town)4 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 Somandurai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Somandurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thensithoor - ○Degree college5–10 km · Angalakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anaimalai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Somandurai known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include coir and brooms. About 73% of the 646 hectares of village land is sown, and 431 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 Somandurai Of every 100 households in Somandurai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somandurai · ■ Pollachi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****23%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **54% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **56% Use banking services ****44%** **45% Television ****81%** **83% Mobile phone ****46%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **5% None of these assets ****12%** **7% Own their home ****84%** **84% 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 Somandurai? ■ Somandurai · ■ Pollachi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **971 Working population ****59.8%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 55.7% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 95 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,591 (48%) · **■** Household industry 174 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,151 (35%) · **■** Marginal 312 (9%) 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 Pollachi - Periapodu6,945 people - Poravipalayam6,568 people - Solavampalayam6,387 people - Sokkanur6,020 people - Nallattipalayam5,431 people - Kambalapatti5,380 people - Vadaputhur5,176 people - Vadasithur5,080 people [All 116 villages in Pollachi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/pollachi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somandurai?643124 - How far is Somandurai from Coimbatore?54 km by road - What is the population of Somandurai?5,559 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somandurai in?Coimbatore district (Pollachi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Somandurai?62.5% (Census 2011)