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About Somahalli Village

Somahalli is a large village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,517, made up of 1,770 males and 1,747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1218.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571109
Area (hectares) 1218.48 hectares
Population 3,517
Male Population 1,770
Female Population 1,747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somahalli compares

By the 2011 count Somahalli is the 11th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 1218.48 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Somahalli

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

Somahalli lies about 25 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Kavalande, about 15 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 Somahalli
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 13 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 13 km
Nearest railway station Kavalande 15 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 25 km

Villages closest to Somahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somahalli village had a population of 3,517. That makes it the 11th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Somahalli village has 1,770 males and 1,747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somahalli has about 987 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Somahalli is 571109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somahalli covers 1218.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somahalli falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somahalli is Kavalande, about 15 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 Somahalli.

Somahalli is about 25 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somahalli is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 13 km away. Gundlupēt is about 13 km away. Kavalande is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madapattana (1.6 km), Hunasinapura (2.5 km) and Parvathanapura (2.9 km).

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

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