About Somanahalli Village

Somanahalli is a mid sized village in Jagalur tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 340 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanahalli village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Davanagere
Tehsil	Jagalur
Pincode	577513
Area (hectares)	371.16 hectares
Population	665
Male Population	340
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Somanahalli is the 88th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 371.16 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Somanahalli

Somanahalli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Somanahalli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 36 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Mayakonda, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters	Jagalur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Mayakonda	28 km
Nearest town	Chitradurga	30 km
District headquarters	Davanagere	36 km

Villages closest to Somanahalli

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

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Common questions about Somanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanahalli village had a population of 665. That makes it the 88th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Somanahalli village has 340 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanahalli has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Somanahalli is 577513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanahalli covers 371.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somanahalli falls under Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somanahalli is Mayakonda, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Somanahalli.

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

Somanahalli is in Jagalur tehsil of Davanagere district. Jagalur is about 10 km away. Mayakonda is about 28 km away. Chitradurga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.