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About Sowdam Village

Sowdam is a mid sized village in Kotabommali tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 658 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sowdam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sowdam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kotabommali
Pincode 532432
Area (hectares) 446 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 658
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sowdam compares

By the 2011 count Sowdam is the 21st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 446 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Sowdam

Sowdam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sowdam 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sowdam from other places

Sowdam lies about 30 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Tilaru, about 3.7 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 Sowdam
Nearest railway station Tilaru 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotabommali 8.4 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 11 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 30 km

Villages closest to Sowdam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sowdam village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 21st largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Sowdam village has 658 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sowdam has about 954 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Sowdam is 532432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sowdam covers 446 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sowdam falls under Kotabommali tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sowdam is Tilaru, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sowdam is about 30 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sowdam is in Kotabommali tehsil of Srikakulam district. Tilaru is about 3.7 km away. Kotabommali is about 8.4 km away. Narasannapeta is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandapuram (under 2 km), Regulapadu (1.5 km) and Tilaru (2.5 km).

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

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