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About Sonahalli Village

Sonahalli is a mid sized village in Hunsur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 307 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571189, 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 Hunsur
Pincode 571189
Area (hectares) 477.61 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 307
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sonahalli compares

By the 2011 count Sonahalli is the 127th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 477.61 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 981.

Getting to Sonahalli

Sonahalli 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 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonahalli from other places

Sonahalli lies about 27 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Ashokapuram, about 26 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 Hunsur 18 km
Nearest town Hunsūr 18 km
Nearest railway station Ashokapuram 26 km
District headquarters Mysore 27 km

Villages closest to Sonahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hunsur 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 601. That makes it the 127th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Sonahalli village has 307 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonahalli has about 958 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Sonahalli is 571189. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonahalli covers 477.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sonahalli falls under Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sonahalli is Ashokapuram, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sonahalli.

Sonahalli is about 27 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 Hunsur tehsil of Mysore district. Hunsur is about 18 km away. Hunsūr is about 18 km away. Ashokapuram is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yalachanahalli (under 2 km), Singaramaranahalli (2.0 km) and Aswalu (3.7 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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