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About Sulagodu Village

Sulagodu is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,378, made up of 688 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1552.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulagodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulagodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577448
Area (hectares) 1552.47 hectares
Population 1,378
Male Population 688
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulagodu compares

By the 2011 count Sulagodu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1552.47 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sulagodu

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

Sulagodu lies about 48 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, 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 Sulagodu
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 11 km
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 12 km
Nearest town Sāgar 21 km
District headquarters Shimoga 48 km

Villages closest to Sulagodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulagodu village had a population of 1,378. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Sulagodu village has 688 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulagodu has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sulagodu is 577448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulagodu covers 1552.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sulagodu falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulagodu is Anandapuram, about 12 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 Sulagodu.

Sulagodu is about 48 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulagodu is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 11 km away. Anandapuram is about 12 km away. Sāgar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baniga (under 2 km), Hosakesare (under 2 km) and Kesare (under 2 km).

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

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