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About Somshettihalli Village

Somshettihalli is a mid sized village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 456 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somshettihalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somshettihalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 354.88 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 456
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somshettihalli compares

By the 2011 count Somshettihalli is the 33rd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 354.88 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Somshettihalli

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

Somshettihalli lies about 33 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Kanive Halli, about 11 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 Somshettihalli
Tehsil headquarters Belur 7.5 km
Nearest town Belūr 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Kanive Halli 11 km
District headquarters Hassan 33 km

Villages closest to Somshettihalli

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 Somshettihalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Somshettihalli village had a population of 928. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Somshettihalli village has 456 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somshettihalli has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Somshettihalli covers 354.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somshettihalli falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somshettihalli is Kanive Halli, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Somshettihalli.

Somshettihalli 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.

Somshettihalli is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 7.5 km away. Belūr is about 7.5 km away. Kanive Halli 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 Hanike (2.0 km), Malenahalli (2.4 km) and Doddabyadigere (2.6 km).

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

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