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About Sheelvant Somapur Village

Sheelvant Somapur is a mid sized village in Shiggaon tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,506, made up of 775 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheelvant Somapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheelvant Somapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Shiggaon
Pincode 581193
Area (hectares) 364.64 hectares
Population 1,506
Male Population 775
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheelvant Somapur compares

By the 2011 count Sheelvant Somapur is the 36th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents. Its 364.64 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sheelvant Somapur

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

Sheelvant Somapur lies about 9.8 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Kalsur, about 7.1 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 Sheelvant Somapur
Nearest railway station Kalsur 7.1 km
District headquarters Haveri 9.8 km
Nearest town Hāveri 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shiggaon 19 km

Villages closest to Sheelvant Somapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheelvant Somapur village had a population of 1,506. That makes it the 36th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,507 residents.

Sheelvant Somapur village has 775 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheelvant Somapur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Sheelvant Somapur is 581193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheelvant Somapur covers 364.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheelvant Somapur falls under Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sheelvant Somapur is Kalsur, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheelvant Somapur.

Sheelvant Somapur is about 9.8 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheelvant Somapur is in Shiggaon tehsil of Haveri district. Kalsur is about 7.1 km away. Haveri is about 9.8 km away. Hāveri is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundur (9.8 km), Guddadachannapur (11 km) and Munavalli (13 km).

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

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