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About Sulikeri Village

Sulikeri is a large village in Badami tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,873, made up of 1,415 males and 1,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 894.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulikeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulikeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Badami
Pincode 587205
Area (hectares) 894.3 hectares
Population 2,873
Male Population 1,415
Female Population 1,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sulikeri compares

By the 2011 count Sulikeri is the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 894.3 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Sulikeri

Sulikeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sulikeri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sulikeri from other places

Sulikeri lies about 9.2 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Sulikeri, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sulikeri
Nearest railway station Sulikeri 1.6 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Badami 22 km

Villages closest to Sulikeri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badami tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sulikeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulikeri village had a population of 2,873. That makes it the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Sulikeri village has 1,415 males and 1,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulikeri has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Sulikeri is 587205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulikeri covers 894.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sulikeri falls under Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulikeri is Sulikeri, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sulikeri.

Sulikeri is about 9.2 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulikeri is in Badami tehsil of Bagalkot district. Sulikeri is about 1.6 km away. Bagalkot is about 9.2 km away. Badami is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neeralakeri (4.0 km), Kagalagomba (4.2 km) and Katageri (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sulikeri today is likely to be higher.

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