# Somanathapura Village, Bagepalli, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/bagepalli/somanathapura/ Village · Bagepalli, Chikkaballapura # Somanathapura Somanathapura is a village in Bagepalli sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,013 people in 449 households**, the 9th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 2,013people (2011) - 449households - 55.2%literacy - 561212PIN code ## Somanathapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somanathapura is 561212.** Somanathapura falls in Bagepalli sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code561212 - Gram panchayatSomanathapura - Community development blockBagepalli - Census village code623953 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somanathapura from nearby towns? - Bagepalli (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)66 km by road - Bagepalli (nearest town)26 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 Somanathapura? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Somanathapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pathapalya - ○Degree college10+ km · Bagepalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bagepalli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Somanathapura known for? The main crops are **ragi**. About 55% of the 1,084 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Somanathapura Of every 100 households in Somanathapura in 2011, 72 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somanathapura · ■ Bagepalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **88% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **87% Tap water ****91%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **90% Use banking services ****70%** **54% Television ****30%** **40% Mobile phone ****29%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **35% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Somanathapura? ■ Somanathapura · ■ Bagepalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **950 Working population ****56.4%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.2% for men and 41.5% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 626 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (22%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (7%) · **■** Marginal 165 (15%) 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 Bagepalli - Mittemari2,851 people - Nallappareddipalli2,425 people - Marganakunte2,199 people - Joolapalya2,074 people - Sajjupalli1,969 people - Paragodu1,679 people - Chancharayanapalli1,675 people - Sujanampalli1,658 people [All 228 villages in Bagepalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/bagepalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somanathapura?561212 - How far is Somanathapura from Chikkaballapur?66 km by road - What is the population of Somanathapura?2,013 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somanathapura in?Chikkaballapura district (Bagepalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Somanathapura?55.2% (Census 2011)