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About Somanpatti Village

Somanpatti is a large village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,206, made up of 1,095 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanpatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636115
Area (hectares) 585.29 hectares
Population 2,206
Male Population 1,095
Female Population 1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somanpatti compares

By the 2011 count Somanpatti is the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 585.29 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Somanpatti

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

How far is Somanpatti from other places

Somanpatti lies about 29 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 5.4 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 Somanpatti
Nearest railway station Valappadi Gate 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 5.5 km
Nearest town Narasingapuram 18 km
District headquarters Salem 29 km

Villages closest to Somanpatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanpatti village had a population of 2,206. That makes it the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Somanpatti village has 1,095 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanpatti has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Somanpatti is 636115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanpatti covers 585.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somanpatti falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Somanpatti is Valappadi Gate, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Somanpatti is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Valappadi Gate is about 5.4 km away. Vazhapadi is about 5.5 km away. Narasingapuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilaripalayam (under 2 km), Mettur (1.6 km) and Singipuram (2.2 km).

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

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