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About Suthukote Village

Suthukote is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 391 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suthukote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suthukote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577428
Area (hectares) 157.56 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 391
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suthukote compares

By the 2011 count Suthukote is the 77th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 157.56 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Suthukote

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

Suthukote lies about 63 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 28 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 Suthukote
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 14 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 20 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 28 km
District headquarters Shimoga 63 km

Villages closest to Suthukote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suthukote village had a population of 799. That makes it the 77th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Suthukote village has 391 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suthukote has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Suthukote is 577428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suthukote covers 157.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suthukote falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Suthukote is Adderi, about 28 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 Suthukote.

Suthukote is about 63 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suthukote is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 14 km away. Shikaripura is about 20 km away. Adderi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biluvani (under 2 km), Gerukoppa (1.8 km) and Chatradahalli (1.8 km).

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

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