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

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Somalapura

Somalapura is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572212**. The 2011 Census counted **878 people in 221 households**, the 55th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 878people (2011)
- 221households
- 84.5%literacy
- 572212PIN code

## Somalapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Somalapura is 572212.** Somalapura falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572212
- Gram panchayatBanasandra
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612192

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?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)56 km by road
- Turuvekere (nearest town)12 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banasandra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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, paddy and horse gram**. About 78% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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, 18 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Somalapura · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****71%**

**48%

Television ****62%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**14%

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 · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**930

Working population ****38.2%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 78.8% for women. 62% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 275 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Turuvekere

- Pura906 people
- Angarekhanahalli900 people
- Basavanahalli888 people
- M.Ganganahalli878 people
- Donkihalli872 people
- Bommenahalli871 people
- Guralamata854 people
- Guddenahalli847 people

[All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Somalapura?572212
- How far is Somalapura from Tumkur?56 km by road
- What is the population of Somalapura?878 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Somalapura in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Somalapura?84.5% (Census 2011)