About Somalapuram Village

Somalapuram is a mid sized village in Hospet tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 435 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somalapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somalapuram village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bellary
Tehsil	Hospet
Pincode	583211
Area (hectares)	582.54 hectares
Population	859
Male Population	435
Female Population	424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somalapuram compares

By the 2011 count Somalapuram is the 55th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents. Its 582.54 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Somalapuram

Somalapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somalapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somalapuram from other places

Somalapuram lies about 48 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Yeshwanthnagar, about 1.5 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 Somalapuram
Nearest railway station	Yeshwanthnagar	1.5 km
Nearest town	Sandūr	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hospet	28 km
District headquarters	Bellary	48 km

Villages closest to Somalapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somalapuram village had a population of 859. That makes it the 55th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,845 residents.

Somalapuram village has 435 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somalapuram has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Somalapuram is 583211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somalapuram covers 582.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somalapuram falls under Hospet tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somalapuram is Yeshwanthnagar, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Somalapuram.

Somalapuram is about 48 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somalapuram is in Hospet tehsil of Bellary district. Yeshwanthnagar is about 1.5 km away. Sandūr is about 8.4 km away. Hospet is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.