About Somapuram Village

Somapuram is a mid sized village in Chapad tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,103, made up of 548 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somapuram village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Y S R
Tehsil	Chapad
Pincode	516172
Area (hectares)	284 hectares
Population	1,103
Male Population	548
Female Population	555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somapuram compares

By the 2011 count Somapuram is the 12th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,434 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Somapuram

Somapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Somapuram from other places

Somapuram lies about 26 km from Y S R, and the nearest railway station is Kamalapuram, about 17 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 Somapuram
Nearest town	Gopavaram	15 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalapuram	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chapad	26 km
District headquarters	Y S R	26 km

Villages closest to Somapuram

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

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Common questions about Somapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Somapuram village had a population of 1,103. That makes it the 12th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,434 residents.

Somapuram village has 548 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somapuram has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Somapuram is 516172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somapuram covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somapuram falls under Chapad tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Somapuram is Kamalapuram, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Somapuram.

Somapuram is about 26 km from Y S R in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somapuram is in Chapad tehsil of Y S R district. Gopavaram is about 15 km away. Kamalapuram is about 17 km away. Chapad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.