# Sulagodu-Somavara Village, Arkalgud, Hassan (Karnataka)

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Village · Arkalgud, Hassan 

# Sulagodu-Somavara

Sulagodu-Somavara is a village in Arkalgud sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573130**. The 2011 Census counted **511 people in 120 households**, the 134th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 511people (2011)
- 120households
- 67.3%literacy
- 573130PIN code

## Sulagodu-Somavara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sulagodu-Somavara is 573130.** Sulagodu-Somavara falls in Arkalgud sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573130
- Gram panchayatHandrangi
- Community development blockArkalgud
- Census village code616682

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

## How far is Sulagodu-Somavara from nearby towns?

- Arkalgud (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)80 km by road
- Arkalgud (nearest town)30 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 Sulagodu-Somavara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Konanur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arkalgud
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hassan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 43% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Sulagodu-Somavara

Of every 100 households in Sulagodu-Somavara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sulagodu-Somavara · ■ Arkalgud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**76%

Tap water ****43%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**85%

Use banking services ****55%**

**70%

Television ****48%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Sulagodu-Somavara?

■ Sulagodu-Somavara · ■ Arkalgud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1003

Working population ****41.1%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 66% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 38 (18%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Arkalgud

- Halekeralapura530 people
- Thattavalu528 people
- J.Hosahalli523 people
- Bannur517 people
- Adike Bommanahalli510 people
- Channigarayana Abbur499 people
- Narasinakuppe495 people
- Kurubara Abbur493 people

[All 296 villages in Arkalgud](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/arkalgud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sulagodu-Somavara?573130
- How far is Sulagodu-Somavara from Hassan?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sulagodu-Somavara?511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sulagodu-Somavara in?Hassan district (Arkalgud sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sulagodu-Somavara?67.3% (Census 2011)
