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About Somanathapura Village

Somanathapura is a large village in Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,692, made up of 2,348 males and 2,344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 913.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanathapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanathapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Tirumakudal Narsipur
Pincode 571120
Area (hectares) 913.6 hectares
Population 4,692
Male Population 2,348
Female Population 2,344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somanathapura compares

By the 2011 count Somanathapura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents. Its 913.6 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Somanathapura

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

Somanathapura lies about 27 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Tandavapura, 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 Somanathapura
Nearest town Bannūr 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirumakudal Narsipur 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Tandavapura 25 km
District headquarters Mysore 27 km

Villages closest to Somanathapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirumakudal Narsipur 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 Somanathapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Somanathapura village had a population of 4,692. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,004 residents.

Somanathapura village has 2,348 males and 2,344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanathapura has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Somanathapura is 571120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanathapura covers 913.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somanathapura falls under Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somanathapura is Tandavapura, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Somanathapura.

Somanathapura 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.

Somanathapura is in Tirumakudal Narsipur tehsil of Mysore district. Bannūr is about 6.7 km away. Tirumakudal Narsipur is about 7.4 km away. Tandavapura 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 Ramanathapura Hundi (2.4 km), Kethupura (2.6 km) and Thumbala (2.9 km).

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

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