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About Somasandra Village

Somasandra is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 119 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somasandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somasandra village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563137
Area (hectares) 113.37 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 119
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Somasandra compares

By the 2011 count Somasandra is the 221st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 113.37 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Somasandra

Somasandra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Somasandra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somasandra from other places

Somasandra lies about 17 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Tyakal, about 2.4 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 Somasandra
Nearest railway station Tyakal 2.4 km
Nearest town Bangarapet 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Malur 17 km
District headquarters Kolar 17 km

Villages closest to Somasandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somasandra village had a population of 251. That makes it the 221st largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Somasandra village has 119 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somasandra has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

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

Somasandra covers 113.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somasandra falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somasandra is Tyakal, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Somasandra is about 17 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somasandra is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Tyakal is about 2.4 km away. Bangarapet is about 9.3 km away. Malur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ullerahalli (under 2 km), Tekal (1.8 km) and Balleri (1.9 km).

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

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