About Somapura Village

Somapura is a small village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 241 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Tumkur
Tehsil	Madhugiri
Pincode	572132
Area (hectares)	106.25 hectares
Population	496
Male Population	241
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Somapura compares

By the 2011 count Somapura is the 151st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 106.25 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Somapura

Somapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Somapura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Somapura from other places

Somapura lies about 42 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Viduraswattha, about 29 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 Somapura
Tehsil headquarters	Madhugiri	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Viduraswattha	29 km
District headquarters	Tumkur	42 km

Villages closest to Somapura

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 Somapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Somapura village had a population of 496. That makes it the 151st largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Somapura village has 241 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somapura has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Somapura covers 106.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somapura falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somapura is Viduraswattha, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Somapura.

Somapura is about 42 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somapura is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 4.9 km away. Viduraswattha is about 29 km away. Tumkur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.