About Somanahalli Village

Somanahalli is a large village in Bangalore South tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,655, made up of 2,360 males and 2,295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 560082, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanahalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore
Tehsil	Bangalore South
Pincode	560082
Area (hectares)	539.78 hectares
Population	4,655
Male Population	2,360
Female Population	2,295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Somanahalli is the 7th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,593 residents. Its 539.78 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Somanahalli

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

Somanahalli lies about 24 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Silk Institute, about 10 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 Somanahalli
Nearest railway station	Silk Institute	10 km
Nearest town	Electronic City Phase I	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bangalore South	24 km
District headquarters	Bangalore	24 km

Villages closest to Somanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore South 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.

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Common questions about Somanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanahalli village had a population of 4,655. That makes it the 7th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,593 residents.

Somanahalli village has 2,360 males and 2,295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanahalli has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Somanahalli is 560082. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanahalli covers 539.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somanahalli falls under Bangalore South tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somanahalli is Silk Institute, about 10 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 Somanahalli.

Somanahalli is about 24 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanahalli is in Bangalore South tehsil of Bangalore district. Silk Institute is about 10 km away. Electronic City Phase I is about 20 km away. Bangalore South is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.