Skip to main content

About Somannapalem Village

Somannapalem is a small village in Addateegala tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 142 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somannapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somannapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Addateegala
Pincode 533428
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 142
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somannapalem compares

By the 2011 count Somannapalem is the 36th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 418 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Somannapalem

Somannapalem is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Somannapalem as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somannapalem from other places

Somannapalem lies about 27 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Chandrampalem, about 15 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 Somannapalem
Nearest town Peddāpuram 11 km
Nearest railway station Chandrampalem 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Addateegala 27 km
District headquarters East Godavari 27 km

Villages closest to Somannapalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Addateegala 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 Somannapalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Somannapalem village had a population of 283. That makes it the 36th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 418 residents.

Somannapalem village has 142 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somannapalem has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Somannapalem is 533428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somannapalem covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somannapalem falls under Addateegala tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somannapalem is Chandrampalem, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Somannapalem.

Somannapalem is about 27 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somannapalem is in Addateegala tehsil of East Godavari district. Peddāpuram is about 11 km away. Chandrampalem is about 15 km away. Addateegala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Annampalem (under 2 km), Anukulapalem (under 2 km) and Chaparatipalem (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.