# Somangalam Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/somangalam/ Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Somangalam Somangalam is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600069**. The 2011 Census counted **4,376 people in 1,088 households**, the 11th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 4,376people (2011) - 1,088households - 79.1%literacy - 600069PIN code ## Somangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somangalam is 600069.** Somangalam falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600069 - Gram panchayatSomangalam - Community development blockKunnattur - Census village code629242 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somangalam from nearby towns? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Tambaram (nearest town)10 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 Somangalam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Somangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Manimangalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sriperumbudur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Somangalam known for? The main crops are **paddy and chilli**. About 21% of the 813 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Somangalam Of every 100 households in Somangalam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Somangalam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****40%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **62% Tap water ****96%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **46% Use banking services ****63%** **45% Television ****93%** **90% Mobile phone ****68%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****85%** **87% 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 Somangalam? ■ Somangalam · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **973 Working population ****39.5%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 71.5% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (11%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,194 (69%) · **■** Marginal 216 (12%) 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 Sriperumbudur - Thandalam5,359 people - Santhavelur4,817 people - Pazhanthandalam4,777 people - Nallur4,618 people - Mevalurkuppam4,230 people - Thirumudivakkam4,083 people - Thirumangalam4,012 people - Vadekkal3,939 people [All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somangalam?600069 - How far is Somangalam from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Somangalam?4,376 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somangalam in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Somangalam?79.1% (Census 2011)