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About Sontiganahalli Village

Sontiganahalli is a small village in Bangarapet tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 148 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sontiganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sontiganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Bangarapet
Pincode 563137
Area (hectares) 63.01 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 148
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sontiganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Sontiganahalli is the 272nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 63.01 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 978.

Getting to Sontiganahalli

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

Sontiganahalli lies about 10 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Jannagatta, about 7.5 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 Sontiganahalli
Nearest railway station Jannagatta 7.5 km
District headquarters Kolar 10 km
Nearest town Kolār 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangarapet 27 km

Villages closest to Sontiganahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sontiganahalli village had a population of 293. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Sontiganahalli village has 148 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sontiganahalli has about 980 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Sontiganahalli is 563137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sontiganahalli covers 63.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sontiganahalli falls under Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sontiganahalli is Jannagatta, about 7.5 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 village for Sontiganahalli.

Sontiganahalli is about 10 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sontiganahalli is in Bangarapet tehsil of Kolar district. Jannagatta is about 7.5 km away. Kolar is about 10 km away. Kolār is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasarlahalli (5.8 km), Poojarahalli (7.6 km) and Mallampalli Ryagadahalli (7.7 km).

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

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