# Somanahalli Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/somanahalli-610094/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Somanahalli Somanahalli is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,433 people in 337 households**, the 32nd largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,433people (2011) - 337households - 67.2%literacy - 572218PIN code ## Somanahalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Somanahalli is 572218.** Somanahalli falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572218 - Gram panchayatGanadallu - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610094 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Somanahalli from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)107 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)35 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 Somanahalli? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Somanahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Boranakanive - ○Degree college10+ km · Haliyar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Huliyara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Somanahalli known for? The main crops are **ragi and arecanut**. About 32% of the 871 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Somanahalli Of every 100 households in Somanahalli in 2011, 73 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Somanahalli · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **86% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **85% Tap water ****5%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****36%** **46% Television ****38%** **46% Mobile phone ****52%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **24% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Somanahalli? ■ Somanahalli · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **995 Working population ****33.7%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 58.2% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 353 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (12%) · **■** Marginal 24 (5%) 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 Chiknayakanhalli - Hoisalakatte1,540 people - Sadarahalli1,511 people - Koragere1,458 people - Nandihalli1,446 people - Salakatte1,393 people - Melanahalli1,378 people - Belavadi1,349 people - Nulenoor1,332 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Somanahalli?572218 - How far is Somanahalli from Tumkur?107 km by road - What is the population of Somanahalli?1,433 (Census 2011) - Which district is Somanahalli in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Somanahalli?67.2% (Census 2011)