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About Somapur Village

Somapur is a mid sized village in Parasgad tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,893, made up of 990 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Parasgad
Pincode 591119
Area (hectares) 568.26 hectares
Population 1,893
Male Population 990
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somapur compares

By the 2011 count Somapur is the 61st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents. Its 568.26 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Somapur

Somapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shirasangi, Shivanagar, Shivapur and Shrirangapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Somapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Somapur village had a population of 1,893. That makes it the 61st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,494 residents.

Somapur village has 990 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somapur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Somapur is 591119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somapur covers 568.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somapur falls under Parasgad tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The census record for Somapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Somapur.

Somapur is in Parasgad tehsil of Belgaum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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