# Sulekere Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Sulekere

Sulekere is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572227**. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 177 households**, the 66th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 827people (2011)
- 177households
- 79.7%literacy
- 572227PIN code

## Sulekere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sulekere is 572227.** Sulekere falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572227
- Gram panchayatKodigehalli
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612247

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sulekere from nearby towns?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)74 km by road
- Turuvekere (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sulekere?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sulekere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Turuvekere
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Turuvekere
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kotturana Kottige
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sulekere known for?

The main crops are **coconuts, paddy and ragi**. About 65% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sulekere

Of every 100 households in Sulekere in 2011, 96 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sulekere · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**76%

Tap water ****75%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****35%**

**48%

Television ****63%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sulekere?

■ Sulekere · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1306**

**930

Working population ****56.2%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 72.6% for women. 66% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (13%) · **■** Marginal 155 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Turuvekere

- Hulikal839 people
- Dasihalli835 people
- Aremallenahalli831 people
- Akkalasandra827 people
- K.Mavinahalli815 people
- Mudigere810 people
- Heggere800 people
- Raghavadevanahalli794 people

[All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sulekere?572227
- How far is Sulekere from Tumkur?74 km by road
- What is the population of Sulekere?827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sulekere in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sulekere?79.7% (Census 2011)