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About Sule Village

Sule is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 586 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sule Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sule village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416504
Area (hectares) 505.07 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 586
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sule compares

By the 2011 count Sule is the 28th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 505.07 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Sule

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

Sule lies about 65 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 36 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 Sule
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 12 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 36 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 65 km

Villages closest to Sule

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sule village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 28th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Sule village has 586 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sule has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Sule is 416504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sule covers 505.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sule falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sule is Belagavi, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sule.

Sule is about 65 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sule is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 12 km away. Ajra is about 12 km away. Belagavi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarambalwadi (1.9 km), Lakudwadi (2.4 km) and Harur (2.5 km).

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

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