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About Sonnappanahalli Village

Sonnappanahalli is a mid sized village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 375 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonnappanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonnappanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561203
Area (hectares) 215.29 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 375
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sonnappanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Sonnappanahalli is the 93rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 215.29 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sonnappanahalli

Sonnappanahalli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sonnappanahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonnappanahalli from other places

Sonnappanahalli lies about 9.0 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Betta Halasuru, about 1.8 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 Sonnappanahalli
Nearest railway station Betta Halasuru 1.8 km
Nearest town Yelahanka 6.6 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 18 km

Villages closest to Sonnappanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Sonnappanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonnappanahalli village had a population of 747. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Sonnappanahalli village has 375 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonnappanahalli has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sonnappanahalli is 561203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonnappanahalli covers 215.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sonnappanahalli falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sonnappanahalli is Betta Halasuru, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sonnappanahalli.

Sonnappanahalli is about 9.0 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonnappanahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Betta Halasuru is about 1.8 km away. Yelahanka is about 6.6 km away. Bangalore Rural is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srinivasapura (5.6 km), Kavalahalli (6.1 km) and Puttenahalli (6.5 km).

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

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