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About Sompura Village

Sompura is a mid sized village in Anekal tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 596 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562125, 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
Tehsil Anekal
Pincode 562125
Area (hectares) 199.03 hectares
Population 1,160
Male Population 596
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sompura compares

By the 2011 count Sompura is the 91st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 199.03 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

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 village. 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 23 km from Bangalore, 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 Anekal 19 km
District headquarters Bangalore 23 km

Villages closest to Sompura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anekal 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 1,160. That makes it the 91st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Sompura village has 596 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sompura has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sompura is 562125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sompura covers 199.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sompura falls under Anekal tehsil of Bangalore 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 village for Sompura.

Sompura is about 23 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sompura is in Anekal tehsil of Bangalore district. Huskuru is about 7.0 km away. Attibele is about 10 km away. Anekal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yamare (under 2 km), Kadagrahara (under 2 km) and Sarjapura (1.6 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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