# Suligunta Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri 

# Suligunta

Suligunta is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635116**. The 2011 Census counted **5,353 people in 1,203 households**, the 13th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 5,353people (2011)
- 1,203households
- 52.6%literacy
- 635116PIN code

## Suligunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Suligunta is 635116.** Suligunta falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635116
- Gram panchayatKoppagarai
- Community development blockKelamangalam
- Census village code644022

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

## How far is Suligunta from nearby towns?

- Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)27 km by road
- Krishnagiri (nearest town)27 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 Suligunta?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Suligunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rayakotta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Krishnagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Krishnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Suligunta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tomato and ground nut**. About 36% of the 1,895 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Suligunta

Of every 100 households in Suligunta in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Suligunta · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****62%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****32%**

**33%

Television ****81%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Suligunta?

■ Suligunta · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**929

Working population ****59.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 42.1% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,817 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 590 (19%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 275 (9%) · **■** Marginal 461 (15%)

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 Denkanikottai

- Karukkanahalli6,006 people
- Doddamanchi5,947 people
- Erudukotta5,563 people
- Madakkal5,383 people
- Hanumanthapuram5,241 people
- Thaggatti5,153 people
- Bodichipalli4,982 people
- Madagondapalli4,979 people

[All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Suligunta?635116
- How far is Suligunta from Krishnagiri?27 km by road
- What is the population of Suligunta?5,353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suligunta in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Suligunta?52.6% (Census 2011)
