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About Sulikunte Village

Sulikunte is a large village in Bangalore East tehsil, in the district of Bangalore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,295, made up of 1,151 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562125, 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
Tehsil Bangalore East
Pincode 562125
Area (hectares) 419.7 hectares
Population 2,295
Male Population 1,151
Female Population 1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sulikunte compares

By the 2011 count Sulikunte is the 15th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 419.7 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Sulikunte

Sulikunte is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 17 km from Bangalore, and the nearest railway station is Carmelaram, about 3.3 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 railway station Carmelaram 3.3 km
Nearest town koppana Agrahara 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangalore East 17 km
District headquarters Bangalore 17 km

Villages closest to Sulikunte

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bangalore East 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 2,295. That makes it the 15th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Sulikunte village has 1,151 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulikunte has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Sulikunte is 562125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulikunte covers 419.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sulikunte falls under Bangalore East tehsil of Bangalore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulikunte is Carmelaram, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 17 km from Bangalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulikunte is in Bangalore East tehsil of Bangalore district. Carmelaram is about 3.3 km away. koppana Agrahara is about 7.7 km away. Bangalore East is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodathi (under 2 km), Mulluru (1.9 km) and Dommasandra (2.9 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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