# Somaguddu Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/somaguddu/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Somaguddu Somaguddu is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577522**. The 2011 Census counted **2,054 people in 444 households**, the 49th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 2,054people (2011) - 444households - 72.8%literacy - 577522PIN code ## Somaguddu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somaguddu is 577522.** Somaguddu falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577522 - Gram panchayatSomaguddu - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605341 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somaguddu from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)35 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)5 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 Somaguddu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Somaguddu; 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 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Challakere - ○Degree college5–10 km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Somaguddu known for? The main crops are **groundnut and sunflower**. About 67% of the 1,251 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Somaguddu Of every 100 households in Somaguddu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Somaguddu · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **78% Toilet within the home ****19%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **84% Tap water ****79%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **94% Use banking services ****27%** **49% Television ****48%** **32% Mobile phone ****62%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **32% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 Somaguddu? ■ Somaguddu · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **936 Working population ****56.5%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 443 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (9%) · **■** Marginal 309 (27%) 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 Challakere - Manamainahatti2,113 people - Reddihalli2,093 people - Karikere2,087 people - Devarahalli2,067 people - Devara Marikunte2,050 people - Hotteppanahalli2,046 people - Bandethimmalapura2,015 people - Suranahalli1,984 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somaguddu?577522 - How far is Somaguddu from Chitradurga?35 km by road - What is the population of Somaguddu?2,054 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somaguddu in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Somaguddu?72.8% (Census 2011)