About Somanathaputhur Village

Somanathaputhur is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 320 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanathaputhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanathaputhur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606803
Area (hectares)	320.44 hectares
Population	618
Male Population	320
Female Population	298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10 km distance

How Somanathaputhur compares

By the 2011 count Somanathaputhur is the 163rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 320.44 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Somanathaputhur

Somanathaputhur 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 Somanathaputhur 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 Somanathaputhur from other places

Somanathaputhur lies about 28 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Somanathaputhur
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	7.1 km
Nearest town	Polūr	7.1 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	28 km

Villages closest to Somanathaputhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanathaputhur village had a population of 618. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Somanathaputhur village has 320 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanathaputhur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Somanathaputhur is 606803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanathaputhur covers 320.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somanathaputhur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Somanathaputhur notes the nearest railway station 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 Somanathaputhur.

Somanathaputhur is about 28 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanathaputhur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 7.1 km away. Polūr is about 7.1 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.