Country India District Srikakulam PIN 532284 Area 11.1 km² Local time Sunday 10:59 PM | State Andhra Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code +91, 08947 Population 18,778 (2011) | |
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Weather 28°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 64% Humidity | ||
Sompeta and villages welcome dr k chiranjeevi on 2nd may 2014
Sompeta is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Sompeta mandal in Tekkali revenue division.
Contents
- Sompeta and villages welcome dr k chiranjeevi on 2nd may 2014
- Map of Sompeta Andhra Pradesh 532284
- Geography
- Demographics
- Politics
- Assembly constituency
- Education
- References
Map of Sompeta, Andhra Pradesh 532284
Geography
Sompeta is located at 18.93°N 84.6°E / 18.93; 84.6. It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet).
Demographics
Sompeta is a Census Town city in district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Sompeta Census Town has population of 18,778 of which 8,968 are males while 9,810 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1822 which is 9.70 % of total population of Sompeta (CT). In Sompeta Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 1094 against state average of 993. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Sompeta is around 947 compared to Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. Literacy rate of Sompeta city is 76.23 % higher than state average of 67.02 %. In Sompeta, Male literacy is around 84.55 % while female literacy rate is 68.75 %.
Sompeta Census Town has total administration over 4,605 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Politics
Sompeta is an Assembly Constituency in Andhra Pradesh. However, Sompeta Assembly Constituency ceases to exist as an assembly constituency as per the delimitation process recently carried out. Part of the constituency includes Sompeta mandal will be part of Ichchapuram Assembly Constituency. The other part makes into the newly formed Palasa Assembly Constituency. Smt. Chitrada Nagaratnam is Sarpanch of the Town. Chitrada Srinivasa Rao is present MPP of Sompeta .
Assembly constituency
List of elected members:
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.