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About Somalingapuram Village

Somalingapuram is a mid sized village in Merakamudidam tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 468 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somalingapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somalingapuram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Merakamudidam
Pincode 535102
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 468
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somalingapuram compares

By the 2011 count Somalingapuram is the 23rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Somalingapuram

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

How far is Somalingapuram from other places

Somalingapuram lies about 33 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Chipurupalle, about 14 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 Somalingapuram
Tehsil headquarters Merakamudidam 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Chipurupalle 14 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 14 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 33 km

Villages closest to Somalingapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somalingapuram village had a population of 905. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Somalingapuram village has 468 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somalingapuram has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Somalingapuram is 535102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somalingapuram covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somalingapuram falls under Merakamudidam tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somalingapuram is Chipurupalle, about 14 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 village for Somalingapuram.

Somalingapuram is about 33 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somalingapuram is in Merakamudidam tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Merakamudidam is about 1.8 km away. Chipurupalle is about 14 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramayavalasa (under 2 km), Gopannavalasa (under 2 km) and Marrivalasa (under 2 km).

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

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