# Somandarkudi Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/somandarkudi/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Somandarkudi Somandarkudi is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,453 people in 359 households**, the 106th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,453people (2011) - 359households - 79.1%literacy - 606202PIN code ## Somandarkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somandarkudi is 606202.** Somandarkudi falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606202 - Gram panchayatSomandarkudi - Community development blockKallakkurichi - Census village code633398 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somandarkudi from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)75 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)6 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 Somandarkudi? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Somandarkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Somandarkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and sesame seeds**. About 68% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Somandarkudi Of every 100 households in Somandarkudi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somandarkudi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****28%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **87% Tap water ****80%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **77% Use banking services ****90%** **49% Television ****88%** **76% Mobile phone ****86%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****49%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **10% Own their home ****86%** **94% 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 Somandarkudi? ■ Somandarkudi · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **939 Working population ****37.6%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 70.4% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (31%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 191 (35%) · **■** Marginal 31 (6%) 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 Sankarapuram - Noorolai1,499 people - Tirukkanangur1,496 people - Pottiyam1,472 people - Eduthanur1,462 people - Peral1,438 people - Endal1,432 people - Vellarikkadu1,426 people - Velanandal1,411 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somandarkudi?606202 - How far is Somandarkudi from Viluppuram?75 km by road - What is the population of Somandarkudi?1,453 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somandarkudi in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Somandarkudi?79.1% (Census 2011)