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About Sompura Village

Sompura is a mid sized village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 267 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sompura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sompura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Hosakote
Pincode 562114
Area (hectares) 118.31 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 267
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sompura compares

By the 2011 count Sompura is the 149th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 118.31 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 950.

Getting to Sompura

Sompura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sompura 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 Sompura from other places

Sompura lies about 45 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Huskuru, about 7.0 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 Sompura
Nearest railway station Huskuru 7.0 km
Nearest town Attibele 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosakote 23 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 45 km

Villages closest to Sompura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hosakote 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 Sompura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sompura village had a population of 521. That makes it the 149th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Sompura village has 267 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sompura has about 951 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Sompura is 562114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sompura covers 118.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sompura falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sompura is Huskuru, about 7.0 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 Sompura.

Sompura is about 45 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sompura is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Huskuru is about 7.0 km away. Attibele is about 10 km away. Hosakote is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mattanahalli (6.0 km), Halasahalli (6.3 km) and Thiruvaranga (6.9 km).

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

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