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About Somasettyhalli Village

Somasettyhalli is a mid sized village in Gauribidanur tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 677 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 853.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somasettyhalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somasettyhalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Gauribidanur
Pincode 562105
Area (hectares) 853.13 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 677
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somasettyhalli compares

By the 2011 count Somasettyhalli is the 53rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 853.13 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Somasettyhalli

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

Somasettyhalli lies about 36 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Thondebhavi, about 12 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 Somasettyhalli
Nearest railway station Thondebhavi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauribidanur 18 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 36 km

Villages closest to Somasettyhalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somasettyhalli village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Somasettyhalli village has 677 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somasettyhalli has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Somasettyhalli is 562105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somasettyhalli covers 853.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somasettyhalli falls under Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somasettyhalli is Thondebhavi, about 12 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 Somasettyhalli.

Somasettyhalli is about 36 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somasettyhalli is in Gauribidanur tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Thondebhavi is about 12 km away. Gauribidanur is about 18 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nachikunte (under 2 km), Goddavalahalli (2.6 km) and Konaganahalli (4.4 km).

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

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