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About Somanathapura Village

Somanathapura is a small village in Channapatna tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 154 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somanathapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somanathapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Channapatna
Pincode 562138
Area (hectares) 39.24 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 154
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somanathapura compares

By the 2011 count Somanathapura is the 118th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 39.24 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

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 5 - 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 20 km from Ramanagara. 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
Tehsil headquarters Channapatna 8.6 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 20 km

Villages closest to Somanathapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Channapatna 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 326. That makes it the 118th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Somanathapura village has 154 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somanathapura has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Somanathapura is 562138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somanathapura covers 39.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somanathapura falls under Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The census record for Somanathapura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somanathapura is in Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district. Channapatna is about 8.6 km away. Ramanagara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadahalli (under 2 km), Soudahalli (under 2 km) and Bhoohalli (under 2 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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