About Sulkud Village

Sulkud is one of the larger villages in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,636, made up of 2,941 males and 2,695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulkud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulkud village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Kagal
Pincode	416216
Area (hectares)	833 hectares
Population	5,636
Male Population	2,941
Female Population	2,695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sulkud compares

By the 2011 count Sulkud is the 7th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 833 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sulkud

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

Sulkud lies about 22 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Valivade, about 19 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 Sulkud
Tehsil headquarters	Kagal	7.4 km
Nearest town	Kāgal	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Valivade	19 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	22 km

Villages closest to Sulkud

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

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Common questions about Sulkud

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulkud village had a population of 5,636. That makes it the 7th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Sulkud village has 2,941 males and 2,695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulkud has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sulkud is 416216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulkud covers 833 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sulkud falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sulkud is Valivade, about 19 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 Sulkud.

Sulkud is about 22 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulkud is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kagal is about 7.4 km away. Kāgal is about 7.4 km away. Valivade is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.