# Somasamudram Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/somasamudram/ Village · Wallajah, Vellore # Somasamudram Somasamudram is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631102**. The 2011 Census counted **4,190 people in 948 households**, the 19th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 4,190people (2011) - 948households - 77.4%literacy - 631102PIN code ## Somasamudram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somasamudram is 631102.** Somasamudram falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631102 - Gram panchayatSomasamudram - Community development blockSholingur - Census village code630473 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somasamudram from nearby towns? - Wallajah (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)57 km by road - Sholingur (nearest town)2 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 Somasamudram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Somasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sholingur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ranipettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Somasamudram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ragi**. About 25% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Somasamudram Of every 100 households in Somasamudram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somasamudram · ■ Wallajah rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****25%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **75% Tap water ****93%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **50% Use banking services ****28%** **41% Television ****87%** **90% Mobile phone ****58%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **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 Somasamudram? ■ Somasamudram · ■ Wallajah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **933 Working population ****41.8%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 67.4% for women. 56% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 242 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (20%) · **■** Household industry 121 (7%) · **■** Other work 677 (39%) · **■** Marginal 356 (20%) 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 Wallajah - Thalanur4,570 people - Pulivalam4,309 people - Lalapettai4,264 people - Ammananthangal4,221 people - Vanghur4,112 people - Arunkundram4,039 people - Arapakkam3,812 people - Ozhughur3,596 people [All 73 villages in Wallajah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somasamudram?631102 - How far is Somasamudram from Vellore?57 km by road - What is the population of Somasamudram?4,190 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somasamudram in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Somasamudram?77.4% (Census 2011)