About Somanhal Village

Somanhal is a large village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,565, made up of 1,306 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1386.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanhal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Koppal
Tehsil	Gangawati
Pincode	583229
Area (hectares)	1386.88 hectares
Population	2,565
Male Population	1,306
Female Population	1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanhal compares

By the 2011 count Somanhal is the 44th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 1386.88 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Somanhal

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

Somanhal lies about 55 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Karatagi, about 11 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 Somanhal
Nearest railway station	Karatagi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangawati	22 km
Nearest town	Gangavati	22 km
District headquarters	Koppal	55 km

Villages closest to Somanhal

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

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Common questions about Somanhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanhal village had a population of 2,565. That makes it the 44th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Somanhal village has 1,306 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanhal has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Somanhal is 583229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanhal covers 1386.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somanhal falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somanhal is Karatagi, about 11 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 Somanhal.

Somanhal is about 55 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanhal is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Karatagi is about 11 km away. Gangawati is about 22 km away. Gangavati is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.