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- LGD code
- 582997
- Pincode
- 535161
- Post office
- L Kota
- Population
- 2,477
- Households
- 620
- Literacy rate
- 51.9%
- Sex ratio
- 966 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,043
Census 2011 · in context
How Sompuram compares
By population, Sompuram ranks #6 of 39 villages in Vepada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.9%
+1.0% vs mandal average
Sompuram51.9%
Vepada mandal50.9%
Vizianagaram district52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
966
−63 vs mandal average
Sompuram966
Vepada mandal1,029
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
Sompuram4.0
Vepada mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sompuram at a glance
Sompuram is a village of 2,477 people in 620 households (Census 2011) in Vepada mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 39 villages in Vepada mandal. Literacy is 52%, 1 points above the mandal average of 51% and the sex ratio is 966 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 535161, served by L Kota post office; the LGD village code is 582997. The village votes in Srungavarapukota assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kolla Lalitha Kumari. The population is estimated at 2,920 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sompuram
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VIZIANAGARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SOMPURAM
- Total area (ha)
- 490
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 169
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sompuram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sompuram
- LGD code
- 582997
- Pincode
- 535161
- Post office
- L Kota
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,477
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,920
- Households
- 620
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 966
- Literacy rate
- 51.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Visakhapatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srungavarapukota
- Member of Parliament
- Mathukumilli Bharat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kolla Lalitha Kumari
- Block / Mandal
- Vepada
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 535161
- LakkavarapukotaLakkavarapukota mandal4,759 pop
- MarlapalleLakkavarapukota mandal3,628 pop
- ChanduluruLakkavarapukota mandal3,298 pop
- MalliveeduLakkavarapukota mandal3,128 pop
- GoljamLakkavarapukota mandal3,004 pop
- GanivadaLakkavarapukota mandal2,633 pop
- KhasapetaLakkavarapukota mandal2,211 pop
- Rangarayapuram AgraharamLakkavarapukota mandal1,897 pop
- TamarapalleLakkavarapukota mandal1,885 pop
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Other villages named Sompuram
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Other villages in Vepada mandal
View all 38+ →- Vepada
- Boddam
- Gudivada
- Vavilapadu
- Vallampudi
- Banadi
- Nallabilli Kasipathirajapuram
- Ballanki
- Kummapalle
- Paturu
- Dabbirajupeta
- Kondagangupudi
- Krishnarayudupeta
- Singarai
- Athava
- Chinagudipala
- Jakeru
- Pedagudipala
- Srungavarapukota Seetharampuram
- Neelakantarajapuram Agraharam
- Arigipalem
- Mukundapuram
- Ramaswamipeta
- Veeluparthi
- Vobulaiah Palem
- Chamalapalle
- Pedakrishnaraja Puram
- Veldam
- Mycherlasingavaram
- Karakavalasa
- Rayudupeta
- Chamaladivia Graharam
- Marika
- Pedadungada
- Jammadevipeta
- Ankajosyulapalem
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)