About Somalapuram Village

Somalapuram is a large village in Ambur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,377, made up of 1,172 males and 1,205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635812, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somalapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somalapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Ambur
Pincode	635812
Area (hectares)	141.62 hectares
Population	2,377
Male Population	1,172
Female Population	1,205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 3 km distance

How Somalapuram compares

By the 2011 count Somalapuram is the 28th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents. Its 141.62 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Somalapuram

Somalapuram 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 Somalapuram 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 Somalapuram from other places

Somalapuram lies about 73 km from Vellore. 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 Somalapuram
Nearest town	Tirupattur	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambur	34 km
District headquarters	Vellore	73 km

Villages closest to Somalapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somalapuram village had a population of 2,377. That makes it the 28th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents.

Somalapuram village has 1,172 males and 1,205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somalapuram has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Somalapuram is 635812. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somalapuram covers 141.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Somalapuram falls under Ambur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

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

Somalapuram is about 73 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somalapuram is in Ambur tehsil of Vellore district. Tirupattur is about 4.8 km away. Ambur is about 34 km away. Vellore is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.