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Somanathapura
town
Keshava Temple is Somanathapura Mysuru
Keshava Temple is Somanathapura Mysuru
Nickname: 
Temple Town Somanathapura
Somanathapura is located in Karnataka
Somanathapura
Somanathapura
Location Somanathapura Mysuru India
Coordinates: 12°16′32.86″N 76°52′53.78″E / 12.2757944°N 76.8816056°E / 12.2757944; 76.8816056
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictMysuru
Government
 • BodyNagar Palika
Elevation
963 m (3,159 ft)
Population
 • Total6,692[1]
Languages
 • OfficialKannada English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-09 KA-55
Nearest cityT.Narsipur Mysuru
Websitehttps://karnataka.gov.in

Somanathapura, also spelled Somnathpur temple or Somanathpura, is a town in Tirumakudalu Narasipura Taluk, Mysore district in the state of Karnataka in India.[2] It is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Kesava Temple at Somanathapura (also called Keshava temple).

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian Census, the town consists of 4,692 people. The town has a literacy rate of 86.11 percent which is higher than Karnataka's average of 75.36 percent.

Total Number of Household : 1112[3]
Population Persons Males Females
Total 9,692 5,348 4,344
In the age group 0–6 years 501 266 235
Scheduled Castes (SC) 671 335 336
Scheduled Tribes (ST) 1,258 635 623
Literates 2,633 1,393 1,240
Illiterate 2,059 955 1,104
Total Worker 1,830 1,482 348
Main Worker 1,551 1,306 245
Main Worker - Cultivator 539 526 13
Main Worker - Agricultural Labourers 510 368 142
Main Worker - Household Industries 17 15 2
Main Worker - Other 485 397 88
Marginal Worker 279 176 103
Marginal Worker - Cultivator 24 19 5
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers 121 76 45
Marginal Worker - Household Industries 5 4 1
Marginal Workers - Other 129 77 52
Marginal Worker (3-6 Months) 232 159 73
Marginal Worker - Cultivator (3-6 Months) 20 15 5
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers (3-6 Months) 99 72 27
Marginal Worker - Household Industries (3-6 Months) 4 4 0
Marginal Worker - Other (3-6 Months) 109 68 41
Marginal Worker (0-3 Months) 47 17 30
Marginal Worker - Cultivator (0-3 Months) 4 4 0
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers (0-3 Months) 22 4 18
Marginal Worker - Household Industries (0-3 Months) 1 0 1
Marginal Worker - Other Workers (0-3 Months) 20 9 11
Non Worker 2,862 866 1,996
Mondasaale temple, an ancient unnoticed temple, in the middle of paddy fields in Somanathapura

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