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About Somapur Village

Somapur is a mid sized village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 507 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581120
Area (hectares) 299.19 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 507
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somapur compares

By the 2011 count Somapur is the 92nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 299.19 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Somapur

Somapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Somapur from other places

Somapur lies about 21 km from Haveri. 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 Somapur
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 12 km
Nearest town Hāngal 12 km
District headquarters Haveri 21 km

Villages closest to Somapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somapur village had a population of 965. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Somapur village has 507 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somapur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Somapur is 581120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somapur covers 299.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somapur falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The census record for Somapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Somapur.

Somapur is about 21 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somapur is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Hangal is about 12 km away. Hāngal is about 12 km away. Haveri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malagund (1.9 km), Havanagi (2.5 km) and Kusnur (2.9 km).

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

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