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About Somedevarapalya Village

Somedevarapalya is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 181 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somedevarapalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somedevarapalya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572126
Area (hectares) 90.29 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 181
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somedevarapalya compares

By the 2011 count Somedevarapalya is the 161st largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 90.29 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Somedevarapalya

Somedevarapalya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Somedevarapalya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Somedevarapalya from other places

Somedevarapalya lies about 37 km from Tumkur. 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 Somedevarapalya
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 5.4 km
District headquarters Tumkur 37 km

Villages closest to Somedevarapalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somedevarapalya village had a population of 374. That makes it the 161st largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Somedevarapalya village has 181 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somedevarapalya has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Somedevarapalya is 572126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somedevarapalya covers 90.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somedevarapalya falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The census record for Somedevarapalya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Somedevarapalya.

Somedevarapalya is about 37 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somedevarapalya is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Kunigal is about 5.4 km away. Tumkur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yeliyur (under 2 km), Kallanaikanahalli (1.6 km) and Kutharahalli (1.9 km).

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

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