| Somanathapura | |
| Nickname: | Temple Town Somanathapura |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location Somanathapura Mysuru India |
| Coordinates: | 12.2758°N 76.8816°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mysuru |
| Governing Body: | Nagar Palika |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 963 |
| Population Total: | 6692[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 571120 |
| Registration Plate: | KA-09 KA-55 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | T.Narsipur Mysuru |
| Website: | https:// |
| Iso Code: | IN-KA |
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 from Kesava Temple at Somanathapura (also called Keshava temple).
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 | 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 |