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Floods damage crops of 71,796 farmers and 2,405 km of roads in Andhra Pradesh; Godavari rises again
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- LGD code
- 596165
- Pincode
- 517123
- Post office
- Sodam
- Population
- 6,995
- Households
- 1,827
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Sex ratio
- 907 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,441
- Distance to district centre
- 33 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 378 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 156 km
- Nearest railway station
- Piler Town · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Kallur · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sodam compares
By population, Sodam ranks #1 of 13 villages in Sodam mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
68.2%
+6.7% vs mandal average
Sodam68.2%
Sodam mandal61.5%
Chittoor district63.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
907
−47 vs mandal average
Sodam907
Sodam mandal954
Household size
people per home
3.8
Same as the mandal average
Sodam3.8
Sodam mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sodam at a glance
Sodam is a village of 6,995 people in 1,827 households (Census 2011) in Sodam mandal, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, the largest of 13 villages in Sodam mandal. Literacy is 68%, 7 points above the mandal average of 62% and the sex ratio is 907 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Chittoor district centre, 15 km from Kalikiri, the nearest town, 12 km from Piler Town railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 517123, served by Sodam post office; the LGD village code is 596165. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Kallur, 10 km away. The village votes in Punganur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy. The population is estimated at 7,618 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodam · this village | 6,995 | 68% | — |
| Ammagaripalle · Sodam | 3,247 | 64% | 1.2 km W |
| Errathivaripalle · Sodam | 1,496 | 62% | 2.7 km S |
| Nadigadda · Sodam | 1,553 | 68% | 3.4 km S |
| Gongivaripalle · Sodam | 1,741 | 71% | 3.4 km SW |
| Khambhamvaripalle · Sodam | 2,429 | 59% | 4.2 km NW |
| Booragamanda · Sodam | 3,893 | 58% | 4.5 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sodam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PUNGANUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 42
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 0
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SODAM
- Total area (ha)
- 1,867
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 110.88
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sodam
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Key facts — Sodam
- LGD code
- 596165
- Pincode
- 517123
- Post office
- Sodam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,995
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,618
- Households
- 1,827
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 907
- Literacy rate
- 68.2%
- Coordinates
- 13.54777°N, 78.90717°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajampet
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Punganur
- Member of Parliament
- P. V. Midhun Reddy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Sodam
Getting there
How to reach Sodam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati378 kmcapital
- Bengaluru156 km
- Chennai156 km
- Hyderabad429 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPiler Town12 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Sadum<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Kallur10 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum13 km
- CollegeM.J.R. College of Engineering & Technology11 km
- Police stationPiler Police Station12 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- APSRTC Bus Station , Sadumunder 1 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 517123
- BooragamandaSodam mandal3,893 pop
- CherukuvaripalleSodam mandal3,854 pop
- AmmagaripalleSodam mandal3,247 pop
- VootupalleSodam mandal3,045 pop
- KhambhamvaripalleSodam mandal2,429 pop
- ThimmanayanipalleSodam mandal2,187 pop
- GongivaripalleSodam mandal1,741 pop
- PalamandaSodam mandal1,662 pop
- NadigaddaSodam mandal1,553 pop
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Villages near Sodam
Other villages in Sodam mandal
View all 12 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-28
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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