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About Sulakunte Village

Sulakunte is a small village in Devanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 245 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulakunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Devanahalli
Pincode 562110
Area (hectares) 151.83 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 245
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulakunte compares

By the 2011 count Sulakunte is the 120th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 151.83 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sulakunte

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

How far is Sulakunte from other places

Sulakunte lies about 4.6 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Dodballapur, about 6.1 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 Sulakunte
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Dodballapur 6.1 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Devanahalli 12 km

Villages closest to Sulakunte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devanahalli 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 Sulakunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulakunte village had a population of 476. That makes it the 120th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Sulakunte village has 245 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulakunte has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sulakunte is 562110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulakunte covers 151.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sulakunte falls under Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulakunte is Dodballapur, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sulakunte.

Sulakunte is about 4.6 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulakunte is in Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Bangalore Rural is about 4.6 km away. Dodballapur is about 6.1 km away. Doddaballapura is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dyavarahalli (1.6 km), Bannimangala (1.6 km) and Bannimangala Amanikere (1.6 km).

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

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