About Somalapura Village

Somalapura is a small village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 168 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572132, 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	Madhugiri
Pincode	572132
Area (hectares)	366.01 hectares
Population	330
Male Population	168
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
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 199th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 366.01 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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 36 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tumakuru, about 36 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	Madhugiri	4.6 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	36 km
Nearest railway station	Tumakuru	36 km

Villages closest to Somalapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhugiri 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 330. That makes it the 199th largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Somalapura village has 168 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somalapura has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Somalapura is 572132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somalapura covers 366.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Somalapura falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somalapura is Tumakuru, about 36 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 36 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 Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 4.6 km away. Tumkur is about 36 km away. Tumakuru is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.