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About Somenahalli Village

Somenahalli is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 373 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somenahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somenahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572227
Area (hectares) 218.51 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 373
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Somenahalli compares

By the 2011 count Somenahalli is the 71st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 218.51 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Somenahalli

Somenahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Somenahalli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Somenahalli from other places

Somenahalli lies about 56 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Aralaguppe, 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 Somenahalli
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Aralaguppe 11 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 19 km
District headquarters Tumkur 56 km

Villages closest to Somenahalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somenahalli village had a population of 770. That makes it the 71st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Somenahalli village has 373 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somenahalli has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Somenahalli is 572227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somenahalli covers 218.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somenahalli falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somenahalli is Aralaguppe, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Somenahalli.

Somenahalli is about 56 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somenahalli is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 5.4 km away. Aralaguppe is about 11 km away. Tiptūr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guddenahalli (1.5 km), Doddaghatta (2.1 km) and Kalkere (2.4 km).

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

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