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About Somandarkudi Village

Somandarkudi is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 749 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somandarkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somandarkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606202
Area (hectares) 219.08 hectares
Population 1,453
Male Population 749
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somandarkudi compares

By the 2011 count Somandarkudi is the 106th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 219.08 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Somandarkudi

Somandarkudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somandarkudi 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 Somandarkudi from other places

Somandarkudi lies about 64 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Siruvattur, about 14 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 Somandarkudi
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Siruvattur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 15 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 64 km

Villages closest to Somandarkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somandarkudi village had a population of 1,453. That makes it the 106th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Somandarkudi village has 749 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somandarkudi has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Somandarkudi is 606202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somandarkudi covers 219.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somandarkudi falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Somandarkudi is Siruvattur, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Somandarkudi.

Somandarkudi is about 64 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somandarkudi is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 3.5 km away. Siruvattur is about 14 km away. Sankarapuram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vannanjur (1.5 km), Alambalam (1.9 km) and Ariyaperumanur (3.1 km).

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

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