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About Somanahalli Village

Somanahalli is a small village in Sidlaghatta tehsil, in the district of Chikkaballapura, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 151 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikkaballapura
Tehsil Sidlaghatta
Pincode 562105
Area (hectares) 54.22 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 151
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Somanahalli is the 180th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 54.22 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Somanahalli

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

Somanahalli lies about 20 km from Chikkaballapura, and the nearest railway station is Hunasenahalli, about 10 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 Somanahalli
Nearest railway station Hunasenahalli 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidlaghatta 12 km
District headquarters Chikkaballapura 20 km

Villages closest to Somanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanahalli village had a population of 289. That makes it the 180th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Somanahalli village has 151 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanahalli has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

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

Somanahalli covers 54.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somanahalli falls under Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somanahalli is Hunasenahalli, about 10 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 Somanahalli.

Somanahalli is about 20 km from Chikkaballapura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanahalli is in Sidlaghatta tehsil of Chikkaballapura district. Hunasenahalli is about 10 km away. Sidlaghatta is about 12 km away. Chikkaballapura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palicherlu (under 2 km), Marihalli (under 2 km) and Rachanahalli (1.8 km).

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

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