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Somasandra

Malur mandal
Pincode 563137
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LGD code
622408
Pincode
563137
Post office
Tekal
Population
251
Households
52
Literacy rate
64.9%
Sex ratio
1109 ♀/1000♂
Workers
100
Distance to district centre
21 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Bengaluru
28 km
Distance to Chennai
270 km
Nearest railway station
Kempegowda International Airport Halt · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Budigere · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Somasandra compares

By population, Somasandra ranks #231 of 364 villages in Malur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.9%
+4.8% vs mandal average
Somasandra
64.9%
Malur mandal
60.1%
Kolar district
66.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,109
+154 vs mandal average
Somasandra
1,109
Malur mandal
955
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
Somasandra
4.8
Malur mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Somasandra at a glance

Somasandra is a village of 251 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Malur taluk, Kolar district, Karnataka, the 231st-largest of 364 villages in Malur taluk. Literacy is 65%, 5 points above the taluk average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,109 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Kolar district centre, 28 km from Jalhalli, the nearest town, 13 km from Kempegowda International Airport Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 563137, served by Tekal post office; the LGD village code is 622408. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Budigere, 4 km away. The village votes in Hosakote assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sharath Kumar Bachegowda. The population is estimated at 296 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Tekal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Somasandra · this village25165%
Ommasandra · Malur00 km N
Kammasandra · Anekal9,91280%0 km N
Jakkasandra · Malur46963%0 km N
Kanagala · Malur68250%1.8 km SW
Hasigala · Hosakote1,31766%1.8 km SW
Madivala · Malur1,05258%1.8 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Somasandra

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BANGARPET
Distance to nearest town (km)
9
Distance to district HQ (km)
24
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
22
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
TEKAL
Total area (ha)
113.37
Irrigated area (ha)
6.44
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Somasandra

LGD code
622408
Pincode
563137
Post office
Tekal
Population (Census 2011)
251
Population (projected 2026)
296
Households
52
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1109
Literacy rate
64.9%
Coordinates
13.14999°N, 77.78204°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chikkballapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hosakote
Member of Parliament
K. Sudhakar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sharath Kumar Bachegowda
Block / Mandal
Malur
Getting there

How to reach Somasandra

Mandal centre
Malur · ≈ 1.4 km
≈ 3 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kolar · ≈ 21 km
≈ 44 min by car · 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,063 people
Jalhalli · ≈ 28 km
≈ 58 min by car · 1 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bengaluru28 kmcapital
  • Chennai270 km
  • Hyderabad477 km
  • Mumbai842 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKempegowda International Airport Halt13 km
  • Bus stopKammasandra<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Budigere4 km
  • ATM / bankKotak bank ATM10 km
  • Petrol pumpShell11 km
  • CollegeVijaya Vittala Institute of Technology15 km
  • Police stationVijayapura Police Station16 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Somasandra

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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