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About Somanahalli Village

Somanahalli is a large village in Malavalli tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,512, made up of 1,300 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Malavalli
Pincode 571429
Area (hectares) 500.1 hectares
Population 2,512
Male Population 1,300
Female Population 1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Somanahalli is the 25th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 500.1 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Somanahalli

Somanahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somanahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Somanahalli from other places

Somanahalli lies about 34 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Konanur, about 34 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 Somanahalli
Nearest town Kollegāl 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Malavalli 15 km
District headquarters Mandya 34 km
Nearest railway station Konanur 34 km

Villages closest to Somanahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanahalli village had a population of 2,512. That makes it the 25th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Somanahalli village has 1,300 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanahalli has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Somanahalli is 571429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanahalli covers 500.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somanahalli falls under Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somanahalli is Konanur, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Somanahalli.

Somanahalli is about 34 km from Mandya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanahalli is in Malavalli tehsil of Mandya district. Kollegāl is about 14 km away. Malavalli is about 15 km away. Mandya is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraguru (under 2 km), Ballagere (1.7 km) and Hanavadi (2.1 km).

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

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