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About Sompalle Village

Sompalle is one of the larger villages in Mulakalacheruvu tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,366, made up of 3,199 males and 3,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517390, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sompalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sompalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Mulakalacheruvu
Pincode 517390
Area (hectares) 4233 hectares
Population 6,366
Male Population 3,199
Female Population 3,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sompalle compares

By the 2011 count Sompalle is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,037 residents. Its 4233 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Sompalle

Sompalle is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sompalle 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sompalle from other places

Sompalle lies about 114 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Mulakala Cheruvu, about 4.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sompalle
Nearest railway station Mulakala Cheruvu 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mulakalacheruvu 4.8 km
Nearest town Kadiri 32 km
District headquarters Chittoor 114 km

Villages closest to Sompalle

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mulakalacheruvu tehsil.

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 Sompalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Sompalle village had a population of 6,366. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,037 residents.

Sompalle village has 3,199 males and 3,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sompalle has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Sompalle is 517390. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sompalle covers 4233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sompalle falls under Mulakalacheruvu tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sompalle is Mulakala Cheruvu, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sompalle is about 114 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sompalle is in Mulakalacheruvu tehsil of Chittoor district. Mulakala Cheruvu is about 4.7 km away. Mulakalacheruvu is about 4.8 km away. Kadiri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudupalle (4.1 km), Mulakalacheruvu (4.8 km) and Chennappagaripalle (5.2 km).

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

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