# Somalapura Village, Channarayapatna, Hassan (Karnataka)

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Village · Channarayapatna, Hassan 

# Somalapura

Somalapura is a village in Channarayapatna sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573111**. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 61 households**, the 313th largest of 375 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 245people (2011)
- 61households
- 69.6%literacy
- 573111PIN code

## Somalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somalapura is 573111.** Somalapura falls in Channarayapatna sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573111
- Gram panchayatKalkere
- Community development blockChannarayapatna
- Census village code617240

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

## How far is Somalapura from nearby towns?

- Channarayapatna (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)41 km by road
- Channarayapatna (nearest town)5 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 Somalapura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Somalapura; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Channarayapatna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Channarayapatna
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Channarayapatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Somalapura known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and jowar**. About 76% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Somalapura

Of every 100 households in Somalapura in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somalapura · ■ Channarayapatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**56%

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

**18%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****88%**

**79%

Television ****35%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Somalapura?

■ Somalapura · ■ Channarayapatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2600**

**962

Working population ****44.5%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 62.3% for women. 71% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 78 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 22 (20%)

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 Channarayapatna

- Rechihalli253 people
- Appenahalli250 people
- J.Madihalli250 people
- Thimmalapura250 people
- Daddihalli244 people
- Narenahalli243 people
- Heggadihalli241 people
- Kantirayapura241 people

[All 384 villages in Channarayapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/channarayapatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somalapura?573111
- How far is Somalapura from Hassan?41 km by road
- What is the population of Somalapura?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somalapura in?Hassan district (Channarayapatna sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somalapura?69.6% (Census 2011)