# Somlapura Village, Koppa, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Koppa, Chikmagalur 

# Somlapura

Somlapura is a village in Koppa sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,352 people in 340 households**, the 20th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 1,352people (2011)
- 340households
- 80.5%literacy
- 577126PIN code

## Somlapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somlapura is 577126.** Somlapura falls in Koppa sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577126
- Gram panchayatMarithotlu
- Community development blockKoppa
- Census village code609006

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

## How far is Somlapura from nearby towns?

- Koppa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Koppa (nearest town)8 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 Somlapura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Somlapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Koppa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Koppa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Koppa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Somlapura known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coffee**. About 31% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Somlapura

Of every 100 households in Somlapura in 2011, 82 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Somlapura · ■ Koppa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**14%

Tap water ****34%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**76%

Use banking services ****72%**

**82%

Television ****56%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****15%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**82%

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 Somlapura?

■ Somlapura · ■ Koppa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**1011

Working population ****47.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 74.5% for women. 64% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 384 (59%) · **■** Marginal 142 (22%)

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 Koppa

- Bhandigadi1,554 people
- Hosuru1,416 people
- Narasipura1,409 people
- Addada1,375 people
- Honnagundi1,350 people
- Nilavagilu1,313 people
- Kelakuli1,140 people
- Attikudige1,108 people

[All 80 villages in Koppa](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/koppa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somlapura?577126
- How far is Somlapura from Chikmagalur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Somlapura?1,352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somlapura in?Chikmagalur district (Koppa sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somlapura?80.5% (Census 2011)
