# Somalapura Village, Gudibanda, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Gudibanda, Chikkaballapura 

# Somalapura

Somalapura is a village in Gudibanda sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561209**. The 2011 Census counted **94 people in 24 households**, the 78th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 94people (2011)
- 24households
- 59.5%literacy
- 561209PIN code

## Somalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somalapura is 561209.** Somalapura falls in Gudibanda sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code561209
- Gram panchayatUllodu
- Community development blockGudibanda
- Census village code623714

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

## How far is Somalapura from nearby towns?

- Gudibanda (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)46 km by road
- Gudibanda (nearest town)6 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 Somalapura?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Somalapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lagumenahalli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudibanda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gudibanda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gudibanda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 6 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 Somalapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 64% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Somalapura

Of every 100 households in Somalapura in 2011, 96 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somalapura · ■ Gudibanda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****4%**

**78%

Television ****25%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Somalapura?

■ Somalapura · ■ Gudibanda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**988

Working population ****69.1%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 58.5% for women. 74% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 54 (83%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 8 (12%)

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 Gudibanda

- Gerumaradahalli133 people
- Kantharlahalli110 people
- Giddappanahalli101 people
- Myakalahalli95 people
- Ochalahalli59 people
- Amani Byrasagara28 people
- Vabasandra Anupanahalli22 people
- Singanadinne17 people

[All 105 villages in Gudibanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gudibanda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somalapura?561209
- How far is Somalapura from Chikkaballapur?46 km by road
- What is the population of Somalapura?94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somalapura in?Chikkaballapura district (Gudibanda sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somalapura?59.5% (Census 2011)