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About Sonahalli Village

Sonahalli is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 286 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571114
Area (hectares) 389.32 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 286
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonahalli compares

By the 2011 count Sonahalli is the 130th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 389.32 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sonahalli

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

Sonahalli lies about 44 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Dornahalli, about 40 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 Sonahalli
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 4.0 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 23 km
Nearest railway station Dornahalli 40 km
District headquarters Mysore 44 km

Villages closest to Sonahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonahalli village had a population of 581. That makes it the 130th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Sonahalli village has 286 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonahalli has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sonahalli is 571114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonahalli covers 389.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonahalli falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sonahalli is Dornahalli, about 40 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 Sonahalli.

Sonahalli is about 44 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonahalli is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Heggadadevankote is about 4.0 km away. Hunsūr is about 23 km away. Dornahalli is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakkodanahalli (under 2 km), Changowdanahalli (under 2 km) and Chowdahalli (under 2 km).

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

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