# Somapura Village, Alur, Hassan (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Alur, Hassan 

# Somapura

Somapura is a village in Alur sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573217**. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 40 households**, the 156th largest of 251 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 176people (2011)
- 40households
- 87.4%literacy
- 573217PIN code

## Somapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somapura is 573217.** Somapura falls in Alur sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573217
- Gram panchayatDodda Kanagal
- Community development blockAlur
- Census village code616402

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

## How far is Somapura from nearby towns?

- Alur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)16 km by road
- Alur (nearest town)6 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 Somapura?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Somapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Alur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 13 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 Somapura known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 78% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Somapura

Of every 100 households in Somapura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Somapura · ■ Alur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**56%

Tap water ****20%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****90%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Somapura?

■ Somapura · ■ Alur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**1026

Working population ****66.5%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 81.7% for women. 64% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 77 (66%)

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 Alur

- Halliyur184 people
- Thippapura182 people
- Thippanahalli178 people
- Murudur176 people
- K.Hosahalli174 people
- Siragavara170 people
- Hanumanahalli168 people
- Basavanapura165 people

[All 259 villages in Alur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/alur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somapura?573217
- How far is Somapura from Hassan?16 km by road
- What is the population of Somapura?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somapura in?Hassan district (Alur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somapura?87.4% (Census 2011)