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About Somenahalli Village

Somenahalli is a large village in Gudibanda tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,571, made up of 1,338 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gudibanda
Pincode 562104
Area (hectares) 690.62 hectares
Population 2,571
Male Population 1,338
Female Population 1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Somenahalli is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 539 residents. Its 690.62 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Somenahalli

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

How far is Somenahalli from other places

Somenahalli lies about 26 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Gidnahalli, about 26 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 Somenahalli
Tehsil headquarters Gudibanda 14 km
Nearest town Bāgepalli 16 km
Nearest railway station Gidnahalli 26 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 26 km

Villages closest to Somenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somenahalli village had a population of 2,571. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 539 residents.

Somenahalli village has 1,338 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somenahalli has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Somenahalli is 562104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somenahalli covers 690.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somenahalli falls under Gudibanda tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somenahalli is Gidnahalli, about 26 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 village for Somenahalli.

Somenahalli is about 26 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somenahalli is in Gudibanda tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Gudibanda is about 14 km away. Bāgepalli is about 16 km away. Gidnahalli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jantibhoyinahalli (under 2 km), Chikkanancherlu (under 2 km) and Veerarahutanahalli (1.8 km).

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

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