# Somalapuram Village, Hospet, Bellary (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hospet, Bellary 

# Somalapuram

Somalapuram is a village in Hospet sub-district of Bellary district, Karnataka, PIN code **583211**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 164 households**, the 57th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 859people (2011)
- 164households
- 57.2%literacy
- 583211PIN code

## Somalapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somalapuram is 583211.** Somalapuram falls in Hospet sub-district, Bellary district, Karnataka.

- PIN code583211
- Gram panchayatDevalapura
- Community development blockHospet
- Census village code604767

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

## How far is Somalapuram from nearby towns?

- Hospet (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Bellary (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kampli (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 Somalapuram?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Somalapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kampli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kampli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kampli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Somalapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 91% of the 583 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Somalapuram

Of every 100 households in Somalapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Somalapuram · ■ Hospet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**69%

Tap water ****57%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**86%

Use banking services ****56%**

**44%

Television ****60%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**19%

Own their home ****92%**

**87%

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 Somalapuram?

■ Somalapuram · ■ Hospet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**959

Working population ****55.5%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 46.0% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 281 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (25%) · **■** Other work 74 (16%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Hospet

- Gonahal1,003 people
- Arlihalli901 people
- Gundlavaddigeri891 people
- Rajapura884 people
- Jeeriganuru802 people
- Hirejaiganur486 people
- Kottiginahal474 people
- Danapura223 people

[All 74 villages in Hospet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bellary/hospet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somalapuram?583211
- How far is Somalapuram from Bellary?40 km by road
- What is the population of Somalapuram?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somalapuram in?Bellary district (Hospet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somalapuram?57.2% (Census 2011)