# Somasagara Village, Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural 

# Somasagara

Somasagara is a village in Nelamangala sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562123**. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 69 households**, the 166th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 287people (2011)
- 69households
- 64.5%literacy
- 562123PIN code

## Somasagara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somasagara is 562123.** Somasagara falls in Nelamangala sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562123
- Gram panchayatKodigehalli
- Community development blockNelamangala
- Census village code624784

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

## How far is Somasagara from nearby towns?

- Nelamangala (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)53 km by road
- Nelamangala (nearest town)23 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 Somasagara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Somasagara; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thyamagondlu
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R27496
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tymagondlu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Somasagara known for?

The main crops are **ragi and eucalyptus**. About 22% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Somasagara

Of every 100 households in Somasagara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Somasagara · ■ Nelamangala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**19%

Tap water ****94%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**65%

Use banking services ****39%**

**45%

Television ****51%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**13%

Own their home ****94%**

**77%

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 Somasagara?

■ Somasagara · ■ Nelamangala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**954

Working population ****61.3%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 52.5% for women. 66% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 138 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 22 (12%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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 Nelamangala

- Guddegowdana Channohalli294 people
- Mavinakunte288 people
- Doddachannohalli287 people
- Jajoor287 people
- Ananthapura286 people
- Obanaikanahalli282 people
- Hulleharve279 people
- Malonagathihalli264 people

[All 242 villages in Nelamangala](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/nelamangala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somasagara?562123
- How far is Somasagara from Bangalore Rural?53 km by road
- What is the population of Somasagara?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somasagara in?Bangalore Rural district (Nelamangala sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somasagara?64.5% (Census 2011)