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About Somasettihalli Village

Somasettihalli is a mid sized village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 387 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somasettihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somasettihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577215
Area (hectares) 305.23 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 387
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somasettihalli compares

By the 2011 count Somasettihalli is the 116th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 305.23 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Somasettihalli

Somasettihalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somasettihalli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Somasettihalli from other places

Somasettihalli lies about 41 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 29 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 Somasettihalli
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 11 km
Nearest railway station Sasalu 29 km
District headquarters Davanagere 41 km

Villages closest to Somasettihalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somasettihalli village had a population of 822. That makes it the 116th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Somasettihalli village has 387 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somasettihalli has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Somasettihalli is 577215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somasettihalli covers 305.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somasettihalli falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somasettihalli is Sasalu, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Somasettihalli.

Somasettihalli is about 41 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somasettihalli is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 11 km away. Sasalu is about 29 km away. Davanagere is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siddapura (under 2 km), Arasinaghatta (under 2 km) and Nallur (1.9 km).

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

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