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About Sontenahalli Village

Sontenahalli is a mid sized village in Kanakapura tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 306 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sontenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sontenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Kanakapura
Pincode 562112
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 306
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sontenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Sontenahalli is the 178th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sontenahalli

Sontenahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sontenahalli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sontenahalli from other places

Sontenahalli lies about 11 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Ketohalli, about 10 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 Sontenahalli
Nearest railway station Ketohalli 10 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 11 km
Nearest town Closepet 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanakapura 17 km

Villages closest to Sontenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sontenahalli village had a population of 610. That makes it the 178th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Sontenahalli village has 306 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sontenahalli has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sontenahalli is 562112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sontenahalli covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sontenahalli falls under Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sontenahalli is Ketohalli, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sontenahalli.

Sontenahalli is about 11 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sontenahalli is in Kanakapura tehsil of Ramanagara district. Ketohalli is about 10 km away. Ramanagara is about 11 km away. Closepet is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolliganahalli (under 2 km), Kadasikoppa (under 2 km) and Narayanapura (under 2 km).

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

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