Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural
# Sompura

Sompura is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code 562114. The 2011 Census counted 521 people in 99 households, the 154th largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.
- 521 people (2011)
- 99 households
- 75.1% literacy
- 562114 PIN code

## Sompura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sompura is 562114. Sompura falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 562114
- Gram panchayat Doddahullur
- Community development block Hosakote
- Census village code 625690

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sompura from nearby towns?
- Hosakote (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Hosakote (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sompura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sompura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Hosakote
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · =R28399
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Hoskote
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sompura known for?

The main crops are ragi. About 100% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sompura

Of every 100 households in Sompura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sompura · ■ Hosakote rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 97% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 3% 25%
- Tap water 98% 64%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 44% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 66%
- Use banking services 58% 48%
- Television 84% 72%
- Mobile phone 77% 73%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 33% 37%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 5%
- None of these assets 4% 8%
- Own their home 96% 82%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sompura?

■ Sompura · ■ Hosakote rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.1% 75.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 926
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 686 924
- Working population 45.7% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 64.8% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 43 (18%) · ■ Household industry 21 (9%) · ■ Other work 69 (29%) · ■ Marginal 94 (39%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hosakote
- Valagerepura 536 people
- Thimmasandra 533 people
- Thammarayasandra Agrahara 526 people
- Thammarasanahalli 522 people
- D.Settihalli 519 people
- Orohalli 518 people
- Thindlu 513 people
- Medihalli 507 people

All 296 villages in Hosakote

## Other places named Sompura
- Sompura · Village, Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural · 4,336 people
- Sompura · Village, Maddur, Mandya · 1,946 people
- Sompura · Village, Koratagere, Tumkur · 1,479 people
- Sompura · Village, Anekal, Bangalore · 1,160 people
- Sompura · Village, Arkalgud, Hassan · 932 people
- Sompura · Village, Dabhoi, Vadodara · 581 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sompura? 562114
- How far is Sompura from Bangalore Rural? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Sompura? 521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sompura in? Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sompura? 75.1% (Census 2011)

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