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About Sulakkal Village

Sulakkal is a large village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,869, made up of 1,399 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1151.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sulakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulakkal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642110
Area (hectares) 1151.39 hectares
Population 2,869
Male Population 1,399
Female Population 1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sulakkal compares

By the 2011 count Sulakkal is the 40th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 1151.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sulakkal

Sulakkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sulakkal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sulakkal from other places

Sulakkal lies about 29 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Kovilpalaiyam, about 2.5 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 Sulakkal
Nearest railway station Kovilpalaiyam 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 10 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 29 km

Villages closest to Sulakkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulakkal village had a population of 2,869. That makes it the 40th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Sulakkal village has 1,399 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulakkal has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Sulakkal is 642110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sulakkal covers 1151.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sulakkal falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sulakkal is Kovilpalaiyam, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sulakkal.

Sulakkal is about 29 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sulakkal is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kovilpalaiyam is about 2.5 km away. Pollachi is about 10 km away. Coimbatore is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devarayapuram (under 2 km), Vadakkipalayam (1.5 km) and Mettupalayam (1.7 km).

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

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