# Somasandra Village, Hosdurga, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hosdurga, Chitradurga 

# Somasandra

Somasandra is a village in Hosdurga sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577542**. The 2011 Census counted **642 people in 148 households**, the 120th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 642people (2011)
- 148households
- 63.1%literacy
- 577542PIN code

## Somasandra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somasandra is 577542.** Somasandra falls in Hosdurga sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577542
- Gram panchayatKainadu
- Community development blockHosdurga
- Census village code605964

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

## How far is Somasandra from nearby towns?

- Hosdurga (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chitradurga (district HQ)49 km by road
- Hosdurga (nearest town)17 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 Somasandra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Somasandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sriramapura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosdurga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosdurga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Somasandra known for?

The main crops are **ragi and millet**. About 91% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Somasandra

Of every 100 households in Somasandra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somasandra · ■ Hosdurga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****26%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**15%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****26%**

**51%

Television ****9%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Somasandra?

■ Somasandra · ■ Hosdurga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**959

Working population ****62.1%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 52.0% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 146 (37%)

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 Hosdurga

- Kodihalli679 people
- Somenahalli676 people
- Janthikolalu663 people
- Peelapura658 people
- Benakanahalli640 people
- Sadarahalli631 people
- Koratikere627 people
- Machenahalli626 people

[All 225 villages in Hosdurga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hosdurga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somasandra?577542
- How far is Somasandra from Chitradurga?49 km by road
- What is the population of Somasandra?642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somasandra in?Chitradurga district (Hosdurga sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somasandra?63.1% (Census 2011)