# Somerahalli Village, Hiriyur, Chitradurga (Karnataka)

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Village · Hiriyur, Chitradurga 

# Somerahalli

Somerahalli is a village in Hiriyur sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577598**. The 2011 Census counted **653 people in 146 households**, the 112th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 653people (2011)
- 146households
- 71.5%literacy
- 577598PIN code

## Somerahalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somerahalli is 577598.** Somerahalli falls in Hiriyur sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577598
- Gram panchayatUduvally
- Community development blockHiriyur
- Census village code606155

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

## How far is Somerahalli from nearby towns?

- Hiriyur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)54 km by road
- Hiriyur (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 Somerahalli?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Somerahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hiriyur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiriyur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Somerahalli known for?

The main crops are **ragi and coconut**. About 59% of the 701 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Somerahalli

Of every 100 households in Somerahalli in 2011, 77 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somerahalli · ■ Hiriyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**77%

Tap water ****80%**

**54%

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

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****3%**

**54%

Television ****53%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Somerahalli?

■ Somerahalli · ■ Hiriyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1139**

**960

Working population ****57.1%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 66% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (53%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (18%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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 Hiriyur

- Sevalalnagar760 people
- Mayasandra738 people
- Nandihalli734 people
- Golagondanahalli689 people
- Myadanahole647 people
- Kariobenahalli644 people
- Iddalanagenahalli632 people
- Hosahalli610 people

[All 158 villages in Hiriyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somerahalli?577598
- How far is Somerahalli from Chitradurga?54 km by road
- What is the population of Somerahalli?653 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somerahalli in?Chitradurga district (Hiriyur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somerahalli?71.5% (Census 2011)