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About Sulekere Village

Sulekere is a mid sized village in Arsikere tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 486 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arsikere
Pincode 573103
Area (hectares) 587.24 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 486
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sulekere compares

By the 2011 count Sulekere is the 68th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 587.24 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 40 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Adihalli, about 2.4 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
Nearest railway station Adihalli 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsikere 5.4 km
District headquarters Hassan 40 km

Villages closest to Sulekere

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arsikere 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 985. That makes it the 68th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Sulekere village has 486 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulekere has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Sulekere is 573103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulekere covers 587.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sulekere falls under Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulekere is Adihalli, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sulekere.

Sulekere is about 40 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulekere is in Arsikere tehsil of Hassan district. Adihalli is about 2.4 km away. Arsikere is about 5.4 km away. Hassan is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laxmidevarahalli (under 2 km), Chandlapura (under 2 km) and Honnasettihalli (1.7 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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