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About Somanahalli Village

Somanahalli is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 111 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 111
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Somanahalli is the 200th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Somanahalli

Somanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Somanahalli as Available within <5 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 5 - 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 33 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 14 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 Belur 3.0 km
Nearest town Belūr 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 14 km
District headquarters Hassan 33 km

Villages closest to Somanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belur 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 224. That makes it the 200th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Somanahalli village has 111 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanahalli has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Somanahalli is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanahalli covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somanahalli falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somanahalli is Chikkamagaluru, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Somanahalli.

Somanahalli is about 33 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanahalli is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 3.0 km away. Belūr is about 3.0 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Byadra Somanahalli (under 2 km), Surapura (under 2 km) and Mundaghatta (under 2 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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