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About Surukodu Village

Surukodu is a small village in Belur tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 80 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surukodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surukodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Belur
Pincode 573115
Area (hectares) 163.06 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 80
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Surukodu compares

By the 2011 count Surukodu is the 229th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 163.06 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1025.

Getting to Surukodu

Surukodu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Surukodu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Surukodu from other places

Surukodu lies about 28 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Balupete, about 12 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 Surukodu
Tehsil headquarters Belur 12 km
Nearest town Belūr 12 km
Nearest railway station Balupete 12 km
District headquarters Hassan 28 km

Villages closest to Surukodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Surukodu village had a population of 170. That makes it the 229th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Surukodu village has 80 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surukodu has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Surukodu is 573115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surukodu covers 163.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surukodu falls under Belur tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Surukodu is Balupete, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Surukodu.

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

Surukodu is in Belur tehsil of Hassan district. Belur is about 12 km away. Belūr is about 12 km away. Balupete is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilagavalli (under 2 km), Arekaravalli (under 2 km) and Huskur (under 2 km).

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

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