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About Somaghatta Village

Somaghatta is a large village in Chilamathur tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,963, made up of 1,477 males and 1,486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1753 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somaghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somaghatta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Chilamathur
Pincode 515601
Area (hectares) 1753 hectares
Population 2,963
Male Population 1,477
Female Population 1,486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somaghatta compares

By the 2011 count Somaghatta is the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,430 residents. Its 1753 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Somaghatta

Somaghatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somaghatta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Marrimakulapalle, Morasalapalle, Muddireddipalle and Naremuddapalle. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Somaghatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Somaghatta village had a population of 2,963. That makes it the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,430 residents.

Somaghatta village has 1,477 males and 1,486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somaghatta has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Somaghatta is 515601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somaghatta covers 1753 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somaghatta falls under Chilamathur tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Somaghatta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Somaghatta.

Somaghatta is in Chilamathur tehsil of Anantapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Somaghatta today is likely to be higher.

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