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About Somasagara Village

Somasagara is a mid sized village in Hangal tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,479, made up of 754 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somasagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somasagara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hangal
Pincode 581120
Area (hectares) 414.38 hectares
Population 1,479
Male Population 754
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somasagara compares

By the 2011 count Somasagara is the 60th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 414.38 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Somasagara

Somasagara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somasagara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somasagara from other places

Somasagara lies about 16 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 Somasagara
District headquarters Haveri 16 km
Nearest town Hāveri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Hangal 21 km

Villages closest to Somasagara

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 Somasagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Somasagara village had a population of 1,479. That makes it the 60th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Somasagara village has 754 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somasagara has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Somasagara covers 414.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somasagara falls under Hangal tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The census record for Somasagara 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 village for Somasagara.

Somasagara is about 16 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somasagara is in Hangal tehsil of Haveri district. Haveri is about 16 km away. Hāveri is about 16 km away. Hangal 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 Hirebasur (1.5 km), Guddad Mattihalli (1.8 km) and Dommanala (1.8 km).

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

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