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About Machikoppa Village

Machikoppa is a small village in Koppa tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 179 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Koppa
Pincode 577123
Area (hectares) 432.46 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 179
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Machikoppa is the 61st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 432.46 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Machikoppa

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

How far is Machikoppa from other places

Machikoppa lies about 53 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 55 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 Machikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Koppa 8.8 km
Nearest town Someshwar 26 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 53 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 55 km

Villages closest to Machikoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machikoppa village had a population of 356. That makes it the 61st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Machikoppa village has 179 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machikoppa has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Machikoppa is 577123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machikoppa covers 432.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Machikoppa falls under Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Machikoppa is Chikkamagaluru, about 55 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 km distance for Machikoppa.

Machikoppa is about 53 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machikoppa is in Koppa tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Koppa is about 8.8 km away. Someshwar is about 26 km away. Chikmagalur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuyanakote (1.7 km), Asagodu (2.3 km) and Belagola (2.7 km).

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

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