About Somalapura Village

Somalapura is a small village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 198 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somalapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somalapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode	572226
Area (hectares)	42.23 hectares
Population	398
Male Population	198
Female Population	200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somalapura compares

By the 2011 count Somalapura is the 143rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 42.23 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Somalapura

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

Somalapura lies about 58 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Kardi, about 11 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 Somalapura
Tehsil headquarters	Chiknayakanhalli	8.1 km
Nearest town	Chiknāyakanhalli	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kardi	11 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	58 km

Villages closest to Somalapura

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

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Common questions about Somalapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Somalapura village had a population of 398. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Somalapura village has 198 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somalapura has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Somalapura is 572226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somalapura covers 42.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Somalapura falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somalapura is Kardi, about 11 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 Somalapura.

Somalapura is about 58 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somalapura is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 8.1 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 8.1 km away. Kardi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.