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About Sulekal Village

Sulekal is a large village in Gangawati tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,454, made up of 1,229 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1395.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583283, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulekal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulekal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Gangawati
Pincode 583283
Area (hectares) 1395.76 hectares
Population 2,454
Male Population 1,229
Female Population 1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulekal compares

By the 2011 count Sulekal is the 47th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 1395.76 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Sulekal

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

Sulekal lies about 39 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Chikkabenakal, about 11 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 Sulekal
Nearest railway station Chikkabenakal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangawati 13 km
Nearest town Gangavati 13 km
District headquarters Koppal 39 km

Villages closest to Sulekal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulekal village had a population of 2,454. That makes it the 47th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Sulekal village has 1,229 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulekal has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sulekal is 583283. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulekal covers 1395.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sulekal falls under Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulekal is Chikkabenakal, about 11 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 Sulekal.

Sulekal is about 39 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulekal is in Gangawati tehsil of Koppal district. Chikkabenakal is about 11 km away. Gangawati is about 13 km away. Gangavati is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkanmardi (3.1 km), Tippanhal (3.4 km) and Battarnarsapur (3.8 km).

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

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