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About Sulkeri Village

Sulkeri is a mid sized village in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 392 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulkeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulkeri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574109
Area (hectares) 512.84 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 392
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulkeri compares

By the 2011 count Sulkeri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 512.84 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Sulkeri

Sulkeri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sulkeri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sulkeri from other places

Sulkeri lies about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bantawal, about 28 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 Sulkeri
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 14 km
Nearest town Mūdbidri 21 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 28 km
Nearest railway station Bantawal 28 km

Villages closest to Sulkeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulkeri village had a population of 829. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Sulkeri village has 392 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulkeri has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Sulkeri is 574109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulkeri covers 512.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sulkeri falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulkeri is Bantawal, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sulkeri.

Sulkeri is about 28 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulkeri is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Beltangadi is about 14 km away. Mūdbidri is about 21 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudyadi (2.6 km), Pilya (2.9 km) and Kokradi (3.5 km).

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

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