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About Somanjeri Village

Somanjeri is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 830, made up of 405 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanjeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanjeri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601204
Area (hectares) 161.26 hectares
Population 830
Male Population 405
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 15 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Somanjeri compares

By the 2011 count Somanjeri is the 72nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 161.26 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Somanjeri

Somanjeri 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 Somanjeri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 15 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somanjeri from other places

Somanjeri lies about 45 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Anuppambattu, about 7.0 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 Somanjeri
Nearest railway station Anuppambattu 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 7.9 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 45 km

Villages closest to Somanjeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanjeri village had a population of 830. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Somanjeri village has 405 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanjeri has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Somanjeri is 601204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanjeri covers 161.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somanjeri falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Somanjeri is Anuppambattu, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 15 km distance for Somanjeri.

Somanjeri is about 45 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanjeri is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Anuppambattu is about 7.0 km away. Ponneri is about 7.9 km away. Thiruvallur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Eripillaikuppam (2.0 km), Ernakuracheri (2.4 km) and Perumbedu (2.5 km).

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

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