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About Sulekere Village

Sulekere is a mid sized village in Turuvekere tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 397 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulekere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulekere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Turuvekere
Pincode 572227
Area (hectares) 452.94 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 397
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulekere compares

By the 2011 count Sulekere is the 62nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 452.94 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sulekere

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

Sulekere lies about 53 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Aralaguppe, about 14 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 Sulekere
Tehsil headquarters Turuvekere 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Aralaguppe 14 km
Nearest town Tiptūr 24 km
District headquarters Tumkur 53 km

Villages closest to Sulekere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulekere village had a population of 827. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Sulekere village has 397 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulekere has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sulekere is 572227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulekere covers 452.94 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.

Sulekere falls under Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sulekere is Aralaguppe, about 14 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 Sulekere.

Sulekere is about 53 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulekere is in Turuvekere tehsil of Tumkur district. Turuvekere is about 2.7 km away. Aralaguppe is about 14 km away. Tiptūr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalkere (2.6 km), Chikkaturuvekere (2.7 km) and Turuvekere (2.7 km).

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

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