About Somasipalayam Village

Somasipalayam is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 692 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somasipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somasipalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Ulundurpettai
Pincode	607101
Area (hectares)	192.3 hectares
Population	1,382
Male Population	692
Female Population	690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somasipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Somasipalayam is the 95th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 192.3 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Somasipalayam

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

Somasipalayam lies about 20 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Parikkal, about 9.7 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 Somasipalayam
Nearest railway station	Parikkal	9.7 km
Nearest town	Panruti	10 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ulundurpettai	20 km

Villages closest to Somasipalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somasipalayam village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 95th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Somasipalayam village has 692 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somasipalayam has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Somasipalayam is 607101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somasipalayam covers 192.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somasipalayam falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Somasipalayam is Parikkal, about 9.7 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 Somasipalayam.

Somasipalayam is about 20 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somasipalayam is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Parikkal is about 9.7 km away. Panruti is about 10 km away. Viluppuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.