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About Somanathapuram Village

Somanathapuram is a mid sized village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 427 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanathapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanathapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606206
Area (hectares) 92.22 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 427
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanathapuram compares

By the 2011 count Somanathapuram is the 129th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 92.22 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Somanathapuram

Somanathapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somanathapuram as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Somanathapuram from other places

Somanathapuram lies about 7.6 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Serndanur, about 1.5 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 Somanathapuram
Nearest railway station Serndanur 1.5 km
Nearest town Sālamedu 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kallakkurichi 7.6 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 7.6 km

Villages closest to Somanathapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanathapuram village had a population of 817. That makes it the 129th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Somanathapuram village has 427 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanathapuram has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Somanathapuram is 606206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanathapuram covers 92.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somanathapuram falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Somanathapuram is Serndanur, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Somanathapuram.

Somanathapuram is about 7.6 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanathapuram is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Serndanur is about 1.5 km away. Sālamedu is about 5.0 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanangur (3.0 km), Peruvangur (3.0 km) and Ogaiyur (7.6 km).

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

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