About Soorakunte Village

Soorakunte is a mid sized village in Mulbagal tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 316 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soorakunte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soorakunte village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Kolar
Tehsil	Mulbagal
Pincode	563132
Area (hectares)	235.77 hectares
Population	597
Male Population	316
Female Population	281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soorakunte compares

By the 2011 count Soorakunte is the 132nd largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 235.77 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Soorakunte

Soorakunte is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soorakunte 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Soorakunte from other places

Soorakunte lies about 41 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Coromandel, about 34 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 Soorakunte
Tehsil headquarters	Mulbagal	12 km
Nearest town	Mulbāgal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Coromandel	34 km
District headquarters	Kolar	41 km

Villages closest to Soorakunte

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

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Common questions about Soorakunte

As per the Census of India 2011, Soorakunte village had a population of 597. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Soorakunte village has 316 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soorakunte has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Soorakunte is 563132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soorakunte covers 235.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Soorakunte falls under Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Soorakunte is Coromandel, about 34 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 village for Soorakunte.

Soorakunte is about 41 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soorakunte is in Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district. Mulbagal is about 12 km away. Mulbāgal is about 12 km away. Coromandel is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.