# Somasandra Village, Malur, Kolar (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Malur, Kolar 

# Somasandra

Somasandra is a village in Malur sub-district of Kolar district, Karnataka, PIN code **563137**. The 2011 Census counted **251 people in 52 households**, the 230th largest of 314 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 251people (2011)
- 52households
- 72.8%literacy
- 563137PIN code

## Somasandra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somasandra is 563137.** Somasandra falls in Malur sub-district, Kolar district, Karnataka.

- PIN code563137
- Gram panchayatTekal
- Community development blockMalur
- Census village code622408

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?

- Malur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kolar (district HQ)24 km by road
- Bangarpet (nearest town)9 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?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Somasandra; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bangarapet
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bangarpet
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bangarpet
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Somasandra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include silk. About 30% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Somasandra · ■ Malur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**61%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**83%

Use banking services ****84%**

**54%

Television ****59%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**28%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 · ■ Malur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1455**

**968

Working population ****39.8%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 62.1% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (46%) · **■** Marginal 28 (28%)

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 Malur

- Adikarahatti256 people
- Kugatiganahalli256 people
- Sonnanaikanahalli256 people
- Animittnahalli254 people
- Thimmanayakanchalli245 people
- Mathangapura244 people
- Ramasagara244 people
- Karisandra233 people

[All 363 villages in Malur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kolar/malur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somasandra?563137
- How far is Somasandra from Kolar?24 km by road
- What is the population of Somasandra?251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somasandra in?Kolar district (Malur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somasandra?72.8% (Census 2011)