Somalapura Population, Caste, Working Data Bellary, Karnataka - Census 2011

Somalapura is a village situated in Bellary taluka of Bellary district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 594 families residing in the village Somalapura. The total population of Somalapura is 3,658 out of which 1,819 are males and 1,839 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Somalapura is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Somalapura village is 616 which is 17% of the total population. There are 327 male children and 289 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Somalapura is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,011) of Somalapura village.

Population
3,658
Families
594
Literacy
42.47%
Sex Ratio
1,011

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Somalapura is 42.5%. Thus Somalapura village has lower literacy rate compared to 58% of Bellary district. The male literacy rate is 54.76% and the female literacy rate is 30.65% in Somalapura village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Somalapura village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Somalapura Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Somalapura village.

Total Male Female
Children 616 327 289
Literacy 42.47% 54.76% 30.65%
Scheduled Caste 410 201 209
Scheduled Tribe 2,515 1,238 1,277
Illiterate 2,366 1,002 1,364

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 68.8% of total population in Somalapura village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Somalapura village out of total population, 1,929 were engaged in work activities. 73.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,929 workers engaged in Main Work, 842 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 490 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,418 852 566
Cultivators 842 597 245
Agriculture Labourer 490 189 301
Household Industries 9 7 2
Other Workers 77 59 18
Marginal Workers 511 116 395
Non Working 1,729 851 878

Nearby Villages to Somalapura,

Below are the list of villages near Somalapura village in Bellary.

Village Population
Karikeri 1,342
Orvai 2,971
Chitiginahalu 687
Guttiganur 2,639
Mustagatta 2,979
Pattanasaragu 1,905
Genikihal 6,040
Kallukamba 3,038
Kyadigehal 1,557
Lakshmipura 1,874

Reference