# Somanahalu Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka)

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Village · Channagiri, Davanagere 

# Somanahalu

Somanahalu is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577552**. The 2011 Census counted **218 people in 44 households**, the 184th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 218people (2011)
- 44households
- 89.5%literacy
- 577552PIN code

## Somanahalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somanahalu is 577552.** Somanahalu falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577552
- Gram panchayatBelliganodu
- Community development blockChannagiri
- Census village code606958

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

## How far is Somanahalu from nearby towns?

- Channagiri (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Davanagere (district HQ)38 km by road
- Channagiri (nearest town)27 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 Somanahalu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Somanahalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Santhebennur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Santhebennur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Somanahalu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 88% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Somanahalu

Of every 100 households in Somanahalu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Somanahalu · ■ Channagiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**82%

Use banking services ****80%**

**45%

Television ****53%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Somanahalu?

■ Somanahalu · ■ Channagiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**947

Working population ****44.5%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 83.3% for women. 68% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (23%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%)

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 Channagiri

- Hanumalapura281 people
- Chiradoni233 people
- Veerapura228 people
- Bommenahalli221 people
- Rangapura207 people
- Mahadevapura191 people
- Kolkere182 people
- Shivagangehalli172 people

[All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somanahalu?577552
- How far is Somanahalu from Davanagere?38 km by road
- What is the population of Somanahalu?218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somanahalu in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somanahalu?89.5% (Census 2011)