# Somalapura Village, Gubbi, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Gubbi, Tumkur 

# Somalapura

Somalapura is a village in Gubbi sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572222**. The 2011 Census counted **1,393 people in 343 households**, the 41st largest of 331 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,393people (2011)
- 343households
- 84.4%literacy
- 572222PIN code

## Somalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somalapura is 572222.** Somalapura falls in Gubbi sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572222
- Gram panchayatMuganayakanakote
- Community development blockGubbi
- Census village code611746

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?

- Gubbi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gubbi (nearest town)16 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?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Somalapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nittur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · M.N.Kote
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · M.N.Kote
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 **ragi, paddy and horse gram**. Products made here include power looms. About 64% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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, 97 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Somalapura · ■ Gubbi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**78%

Tap water ****87%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**92%

Use banking services ****59%**

**44%

Television ****66%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Somalapura?

■ Somalapura · ■ Gubbi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**974

Working population ****51.6%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 78.1% for women. 61% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 277 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (22%) · **■** Household industry 86 (12%) · **■** Other work 80 (11%) · **■** Marginal 119 (17%)

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 Gubbi

- Kodiyala1,462 people
- Prabhuvanahalli1,431 people
- Kondli1,429 people
- Manchaladore1,425 people
- Mannemariamruth Mahalkaval1,389 people
- Madenahalli1,326 people
- Kittadakuppe1,296 people
- Marasettyhalli1,285 people

[All 346 villages in Gubbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/gubbi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somalapura?572222
- How far is Somalapura from Tumkur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Somalapura?1,393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somalapura in?Tumkur district (Gubbi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somalapura?84.4% (Census 2011)
