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About Sompalli Village

Sompalli is a mid sized village in Sedam tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 272 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sompalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sompalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Sedam
Pincode 585210
Area (hectares) 231.21 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 272
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sompalli compares

By the 2011 count Sompalli is the 92nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 231.21 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Sompalli

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

Sompalli lies about 60 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Kurgunta, about 5.4 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 Sompalli
Nearest railway station Kurgunta 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sedam 9.3 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 60 km

Villages closest to Sompalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sompalli village had a population of 537. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Sompalli village has 272 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sompalli has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Sompalli is 585210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sompalli covers 231.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sompalli falls under Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sompalli is Kurgunta, about 5.4 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 Sompalli.

Sompalli is about 60 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sompalli is in Sedam tehsil of Gulbarga district. Kurgunta is about 5.4 km away. Sedam is about 9.3 km away. Gulbarga is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kompalli (under 2 km), Kontanpalli (under 2 km) and Madkal (2.4 km).

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

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