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About Sombattu Village

Sombattu is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,770, made up of 865 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sombattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sombattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601206
Area (hectares) 463.36 hectares
Population 1,770
Male Population 865
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 3 km distance

How Sombattu compares

By the 2011 count Sombattu is the 38th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 463.36 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Sombattu

Sombattu 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 Sombattu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sombattu from other places

Sombattu lies about 38 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Kavaraippettai, about 2.2 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 Sombattu
Nearest railway station Kavaraippettai 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 5.0 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 38 km

Villages closest to Sombattu

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 Sombattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sombattu village had a population of 1,770. That makes it the 38th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Sombattu village has 865 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sombattu has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Sombattu is 601206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sombattu covers 463.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sombattu is Kavaraippettai, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 3 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Sombattu.

Sombattu is about 38 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sombattu is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Kavaraippettai is about 2.2 km away. Ponneri is about 5.0 km away. Thiruvallur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilikodi (under 2 km), Kattavur (2.1 km) and Thirupair (2.5 km).

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

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