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About Somalapur Village

Somalapur is a mid sized village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 460 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 902 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somalapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583128
Area (hectares) 902 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 460
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somalapur compares

By the 2011 count Somalapur is the 58th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 902 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Somalapur

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

Somalapur lies about 48 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Yeshwanthnagar, about under 2 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 Somalapur
Nearest railway station Yeshwanthnagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 8.4 km
Nearest town Sandūr 8.4 km
District headquarters Bellary 48 km

Villages closest to Somalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somalapur village had a population of 863. That makes it the 58th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Somalapur village has 460 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somalapur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Somalapur is 583128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somalapur covers 902 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somalapur falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somalapur is Yeshwanthnagar, about under 2 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 Somalapur.

Somalapur 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.

Somalapur is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Yeshwanthnagar is about under 2 km away. Sandur is about 8.4 km away. Sandūr is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yeswanthanagar (under 2 km), Ankammanahal (4.9 km) and Bandri (6.2 km).

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

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