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About Soperu Village

Soperu is a mid sized village in Rajam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 646 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soperu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soperu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Rajam
Pincode 532148
Area (hectares) 387 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 646
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soperu compares

By the 2011 count Soperu is the 16th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 387 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Soperu

Soperu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soperu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Soperu from other places

Soperu lies about 29 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Batuva, about 5.2 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 Soperu
Nearest railway station Batuva 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajam 7.3 km
Nearest town Rāzām 7.3 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 29 km

Villages closest to Soperu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soperu village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 16th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Soperu village has 646 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soperu has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Soperu is 532148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soperu covers 387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soperu falls under Rajam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soperu is Batuva, about 5.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Soperu.

Soperu is about 29 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soperu is in Rajam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Batuva is about 5.2 km away. Rajam is about 7.3 km away. Rāzām is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotaripuram (1.7 km), Boddam (2.2 km) and Nandabalaga (2.8 km).

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

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