About Somapura Village

Somapura is a small village in Alur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 90 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Tehsil	Alur
Pincode	573217
Area (hectares)	92.1 hectares
Population	176
Male Population	90
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somapura compares

By the 2011 count Somapura is the 147th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 318 residents. Its 92.1 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Somapura

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

Somapura lies about 28 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Kanive Halli, about 16 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 Somapura
Nearest town	Belūr	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kanive Halli	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alur	24 km
District headquarters	Hassan	28 km

Villages closest to Somapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somapura village had a population of 176. That makes it the 147th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 318 residents.

Somapura village has 90 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somapura has about 956 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 1023.

The pincode recorded for Somapura is 573217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somapura covers 92.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somapura falls under Alur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somapura is Kanive Halli, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Somapura.

Somapura is about 28 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somapura is in Alur tehsil of Hassan district. Belūr is about 4.1 km away. Kanive Halli is about 16 km away. Alur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.