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About Somavaram Village

Somavaram is a mid sized village in Nandigama tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 646 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 816 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Nandigama
Pincode 521185
Area (hectares) 816 hectares
Population 1,324
Male Population 646
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somavaram compares

By the 2011 count Somavaram is the 21st largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,692 residents. Its 816 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Somavaram

Somavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somavaram as Available within village. 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 Somavaram from other places

Somavaram lies about 109 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Tondalagopavaram, about 10 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 Somavaram
Tehsil headquarters Nandigama 8.6 km
Nearest town Nandigāma 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Tondalagopavaram 10 km
District headquarters Krishna 109 km

Villages closest to Somavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somavaram village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 21st largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,692 residents.

Somavaram village has 646 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somavaram has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Somavaram is 521185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somavaram covers 816 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somavaram falls under Nandigama tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somavaram is Tondalagopavaram, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Somavaram.

Somavaram is about 109 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somavaram is in Nandigama tehsil of Krishna district. Nandigama is about 8.6 km away. Nandigāma is about 8.6 km away. Tondalagopavaram is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rudravaram (1.8 km), Damuluru (2.1 km) and Torragudipadu (2.4 km).

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

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