# Somnal Village, Basavana Bagevadi, Bijapur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/basavana-bagevadi/somnal/ Village · Basavana Bagevadi, Bijapur # Somnal Somnal is a village in Basavana Bagevadi sub-district of Bijapur district, Karnataka, PIN code **586112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,296 people in 244 households**, the 75th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 1,296people (2011) - 244households - 62.6%literacy - 586112PIN code ## Somnal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somnal is 586112.** Somnal falls in Basavana Bagevadi sub-district, Bijapur district, Karnataka. - PIN code586112 - Gram panchayatSasanur - Community development blockBasavana Bagevadi - Census village code599540 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somnal from nearby towns? - Basavana Bagevadi (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Bijapur (district HQ)76 km by road - Basavana Bagevadi (nearest town)24 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 Somnal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Somnal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hirur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hirur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basavana Bagevadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Somnal known for? The main crops are **jowar, sunflower and tur dal**. About 97% of the 1,002 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Somnal Of every 100 households in Somnal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Somnal · ■ Basavana Bagevadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **84% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****54%** **66% Television ****31%** **34% Mobile phone ****73%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **22% Own their home ****91%** **86% 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 Somnal? ■ Somnal · ■ Basavana Bagevadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709** **943 Working population ****36.6%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 47.8% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 204 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (46%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (8%) · **■** 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 Basavana Bagevadi - Bommanahalli1,372 people - Sindgeri1,371 people - Angadageri1,341 people - Asangi1,318 people - Unnibhavi1,295 people - Ramnagar1,287 people - Jayawadgi1,285 people - Sevalalnagar1,268 people [All 125 villages in Basavana Bagevadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/basavana-bagevadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somnal?586112 - How far is Somnal from Bijapur?76 km by road - What is the population of Somnal?1,296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somnal in?Bijapur district (Basavana Bagevadi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Somnal?62.6% (Census 2011)