# Somanjeri Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/somanjeri/ Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur # Somanjeri Somanjeri is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601204**. The 2011 Census counted **830 people in 233 households**, the 72nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 830people (2011) - 233households - 59.2%literacy - 601204PIN code ## Somanjeri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somanjeri is 601204.** Somanjeri falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601204 - Gram panchayatReddipalayam - Community development blockMinjur - Census village code628685 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somanjeri from nearby towns? - Ponneri (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)30 km by road - Ponneri (nearest town)13 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 Somanjeri? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Somanjeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kattur - ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Minjur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Somanjeri known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include bricks. About 60% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Somanjeri Of every 100 households in Somanjeri in 2011, 97 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Somanjeri · ■ Ponneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****11%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **62% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **49% Use banking services ****12%** **36% Television ****84%** **92% Mobile phone ****35%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****20%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **89% 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 Somanjeri? ■ Somanjeri · ■ Ponneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190** **964 Working population ****56.0%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 54.1% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (74%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (20%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 Ponneri - Periyamullaivoyal977 people - Bandikavanoor905 people - Avurivakkam892 people - Vannipakkam875 people - Vadakkunallur823 people - Kanagavallipuram813 people - Thathamanji809 people - Keerapakkam801 people [All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somanjeri?601204 - How far is Somanjeri from Thiruvallur?30 km by road - What is the population of Somanjeri?830 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somanjeri in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Somanjeri?59.2% (Census 2011)