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About Sulekuppe Village

Sulekuppe is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 199 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulekuppe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulekuppe village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572120
Area (hectares) 243.01 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 199
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulekuppe compares

By the 2011 count Sulekuppe is the 156th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 243.01 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Sulekuppe

Sulekuppe is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sulekuppe as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sulekuppe from other places

Sulekuppe lies about 26 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Tippasandra, about 8.0 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 Sulekuppe
Nearest railway station Tippasandra 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 10 km
District headquarters Tumkur 26 km

Villages closest to Sulekuppe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulekuppe village had a population of 387. That makes it the 156th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Sulekuppe village has 199 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulekuppe has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Sulekuppe is 572120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulekuppe covers 243.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sulekuppe falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulekuppe is Tippasandra, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sulekuppe.

Sulekuppe is about 26 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulekuppe is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Tippasandra is about 8.0 km away. Kunigal is about 10 km away. Tumkur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sulekuppe Kaval (under 2 km), Taredakuppe (2.5 km) and Shettikere (2.7 km).

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

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