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About Sompur Village

Sompur is a mid sized village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 256 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sompur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sompur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585328
Area (hectares) 182.24 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 256
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sompur compares

By the 2011 count Sompur is the 122nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 182.24 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sompur

Sompur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sompur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sompur from other places

Sompur lies about 46 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 3.2 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 Sompur
Nearest railway station Kalagapura 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 13 km
Nearest town Bhālki 13 km
District headquarters Bidar 46 km

Villages closest to Sompur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sompur village had a population of 524. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Sompur village has 256 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sompur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sompur is 585328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sompur covers 182.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sompur falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sompur is Kalagapura, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance for Sompur.

Sompur is about 46 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sompur is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Kalagapura is about 3.2 km away. Bhalki is about 13 km away. Bhālki is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhangaon (3.6 km), Lanjwada (4.2 km) and Kaknal (4.4 km).

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

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