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About Somanahalli Village

Somanahalli is a small village in Kadur tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 3 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Kadur
Pincode 577138
Area (hectares) 320.69 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 3
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 320.69 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 987.

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 43 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Nagavangala, about 2.0 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 Nagavangala 2.0 km
Nearest town Birūr 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadur 11 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 43 km

Villages closest to Somanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadur 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 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Somanahalli village has 3 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanahalli has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Somanahalli is 577138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanahalli covers 320.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somanahalli falls under Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somanahalli is Nagavangala, about 2.0 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 43 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanahalli is in Kadur tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Nagavangala is about 2.0 km away. Birūr is about 6.0 km away. Kadur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anche Chomanahalli (under 2 km), Inglaranahalli (2.4 km) and Karehalli (2.8 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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