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About Sulekere Village

Sulekere is a small village in Channagiri tehsil, in the district of Davanagere, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 184 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 820.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Davanagere
Tehsil Channagiri
Pincode 577218
Area (hectares) 820.96 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 184
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulekere compares

By the 2011 count Sulekere is the 162nd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 820.96 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sulekere

Sulekere is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sulekere 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 Sulekere from other places

Sulekere lies about 36 km from Davanagere, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 26 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 Sulekere
Tehsil headquarters Channagiri 14 km
Nearest railway station Sasalu 26 km
District headquarters Davanagere 36 km

Villages closest to Sulekere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulekere village had a population of 338. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Sulekere village has 184 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulekere has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Sulekere is 577218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulekere covers 820.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sulekere falls under Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulekere is Sasalu, about 26 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 Sulekere.

Sulekere is about 36 km from Davanagere in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulekere is in Channagiri tehsil of Davanagere district. Channagiri is about 14 km away. Sasalu is about 26 km away. Davanagere is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kerebilachi (2.4 km), Arasinaghatta (3.5 km) and Somlapura (4.2 km).

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

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