# Somalapura Village, Hosakote, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural 

# Somalapura

Somalapura is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **560067**. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 42 households**, the 226th largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 188people (2011)
- 42households
- 79.7%literacy
- 560067PIN code

## Somalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somalapura is 560067.** Somalapura falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code560067
- Gram panchayatDevanagundi
- Community development blockHosakote
- Census village code625726

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Somalapura from nearby towns?

- Hosakote (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)30 km by road
- Hosakote (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Somalapura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Somalapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devalapura
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R28435
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R28435
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Somalapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 81% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Somalapura

Of every 100 households in Somalapura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somalapura · ■ Hosakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**25%

Tap water ****100%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**66%

Use banking services ****98%**

**48%

Television ****90%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Somalapura?

■ Somalapura · ■ Hosakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****790**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455**

**924

Working population ****58.0%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 67.9% for women. 70% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 63 (58%) · **■** Other work 46 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hosakote

- Thimmadahalli203 people
- Siddapura196 people
- Gundrahalli194 people
- Sashimakanahalli190 people
- Nallaganahalli176 people
- Sonnebychanahalli175 people
- Chikka Amanikere174 people
- Yethinavadeyarapura159 people

[All 296 villages in Hosakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/hosakote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somalapura?560067
- How far is Somalapura from Bangalore Rural?30 km by road
- What is the population of Somalapura?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somalapura in?Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somalapura?79.7% (Census 2011)