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About Suligunta Village

Suligunta is one of the larger villages in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,353, made up of 2,816 males and 2,537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1894.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suligunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suligunta village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635116
Area (hectares) 1894.8 hectares
Population 5,353
Male Population 2,816
Female Population 2,537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Suligunta compares

By the 2011 count Suligunta is the 13th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 1894.8 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Suligunta

Suligunta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Suligunta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Suligunta from other places

Suligunta lies about 17 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 5.0 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 Suligunta
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 5.0 km
Nearest town Kādiganpalli 16 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 29 km

Villages closest to Suligunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Suligunta village had a population of 5,353. That makes it the 13th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Suligunta village has 2,816 males and 2,537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suligunta has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Suligunta is 635116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suligunta covers 1894.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Suligunta falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Suligunta is Rayakkottai, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Suligunta.

Suligunta is about 17 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suligunta is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Rayakkottai is about 5.0 km away. Kādiganpalli is about 16 km away. Krishnagiri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rayakotta (4.6 km), Pillari Agraharam (5.3 km) and T Gollahalli (6.3 km).

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

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