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About Somanahalli Village

Somanahalli is a small village in Nagamangala tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 134 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.44 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 Nagamangala
Pincode 571429
Area (hectares) 194.44 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 134
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Somanahalli is the 203rd largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 194.44 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Somanahalli

Somanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Somanahalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 31 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Byadarahalli, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Nagamangala 14 km
Nearest town Krishnarājpet 22 km
Nearest railway station Byadarahalli 25 km
District headquarters Mandya 31 km

Villages closest to Somanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagamangala 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 270. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Somanahalli village has 134 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanahalli has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1038.

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

Somanahalli covers 194.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somanahalli falls under Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somanahalli is Byadarahalli, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Somanahalli.

Somanahalli is about 31 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 Nagamangala tehsil of Mandya district. Nagamangala is about 14 km away. Krishnarājpet is about 22 km away. Byadarahalli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honakere (under 2 km), Honakere Kavalu (under 2 km) and Chinya (1.5 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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