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About Sonnamaranahalli Village

Sonnamaranahalli 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 559, made up of 284 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonnamaranahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonnamaranahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561205
Area (hectares) 239.59 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 284
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonnamaranahalli compares

By the 2011 count Sonnamaranahalli is the 132nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 239.59 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sonnamaranahalli

Sonnamaranahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sonnamaranahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sonnamaranahalli from other places

Sonnamaranahalli lies about 15 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Nandi, about 8.5 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 Sonnamaranahalli
Nearest railway station Nandi 8.5 km
Nearest town Devanahalli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 12 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 15 km

Villages closest to Sonnamaranahalli

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 Sonnamaranahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonnamaranahalli village had a population of 559. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Sonnamaranahalli village has 284 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonnamaranahalli has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sonnamaranahalli is 561205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonnamaranahalli covers 239.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sonnamaranahalli is Nandi, about 8.5 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 <5 km distance for Sonnamaranahalli.

Sonnamaranahalli is about 15 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonnamaranahalli is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Nandi is about 8.5 km away. Devanahalli is about 12 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulyanandigunda (1.7 km), Gulya (1.8 km) and Udanahalli (1.8 km).

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

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