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About Sulikunte Village

Sulikunte is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 143 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulikunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulikunte village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 562111
Area (hectares) 113.55 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 143
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulikunte compares

By the 2011 count Sulikunte is the 198th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 113.55 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sulikunte

Sulikunte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sulikunte as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sulikunte from other places

Sulikunte lies about 35 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Chikballapur, about 7.7 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 Sulikunte
Nearest town Chik Ballāpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Chikballapur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 31 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 35 km

Villages closest to Sulikunte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Sulikunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulikunte village had a population of 292. That makes it the 198th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Sulikunte village has 143 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulikunte has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sulikunte is 562111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulikunte covers 113.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sulikunte falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulikunte is Chikballapur, about 7.7 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 km distance for Sulikunte.

Sulikunte is about 35 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulikunte is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Chik Ballāpur is about 6.9 km away. Chikballapur is about 7.7 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamakshihalli (4.8 km), Thammasettihalli (4.8 km) and Vabasandra (6.3 km).

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

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