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Krishnadevaraya-Era Inscription Unearthed in Ballari Region
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 604892
- Pincode
- 583155
- Population
- 7,958
- Households
- 1,536
- Literacy rate
- 52.3%
- Sex ratio
- 995 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,504
- Distance to district centre
- 15 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 263 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 293 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ballari Cantonment · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mithil Clinic · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Somasamudra compares
By population, Somasamudra ranks #3 of 27 villages in Kurugodu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.3%
+5.0% vs mandal average
- Somasamudra
- 52.3%
- Kurugodu mandal
- 47.3%
- Ballari district
- 58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
995
−8 vs mandal average
- Somasamudra
- 995
- Kurugodu mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
5.2
Same as the mandal average
- Somasamudra
- 5.2
- Kurugodu mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Somasamudra at a glance
Somasamudra is a village of 7,958 people in 1,536 households (Census 2011) in Kurugodu taluk, Ballari district, Karnataka, the 3rd-largest of 27 villages in Kurugodu taluk. Literacy is 52%, 5 points above the taluk average of 47% and the sex ratio is 995 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Ballari district centre, 6 km from Kolagallu, the nearest town, 9 km from Ballari Cantonment railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 583155; the LGD village code is 604892. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mithil Clinic, 9 km away. The village votes in Kampli assembly constituency, represented by MLA J N Ganesh. The population is estimated at 9,382 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Somasamudra →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somasamudra · this village | 7,958 | 52% | — |
| Somasamudra · Chamarajanagar | 48 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Kolagallu · Ballari | 11,585 | 49% | 6.2 km SW |
| Yarringaligi · Kurugodu | 5,119 | 51% | 6.7 km W |
| Vaddahatti · Kurugodu | 4,397 | 48% | 8.3 km NW |
| Singadevanahalli · Kurugodu | 690 | 45% | 8.6 km N |
| Korlagundi · Ballari | 6,906 | 48% | 8.6 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Somasamudra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BELLARY
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SOMASAMUDRA
- Total area (ha)
- 3,562.92
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2,718.08
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Somasamudra
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Key facts — Somasamudra
- LGD code
- 604892
- Pincode
- 583155
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,958
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,382
- Households
- 1,536
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 995
- Literacy rate
- 52.3%
- Coordinates
- 15.23941°N, 76.90022°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bellary
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kampli
- Member of Parliament
- E. Tukaram
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- J N Ganesh
- Block / Mandal
- Kurugodu
Getting there
How to reach Somasamudra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru263 kmcapital
- Hyderabad293 km
- Chennai435 km
- Mumbai604 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBallari Cantonment9 km
- Bus stopVeni Virapura12 km
- Hospital / PHCMithil Clinic9 km
- ATM / bankPragathi Krishna Gramina Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil27 km
- CollegeBallari Rural Polytechnic (smt. Rajeshwari Polytechnic)5 km
- Police stationSudha Cross Police Station10 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Somasamudra
1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🕌DargaMosque<1 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Somasamudra
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Ballari Rural Polytechnic (smt. Rajeshwari Polytechnic)College4.9 km ↗
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Villages near Somasamudra
Other villages in Kurugodu mandal
View all 26 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)