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About Nerlukoppa Village

Nerlukoppa is a small village in Narasimharajapura tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 176 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nerlukoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerlukoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Narasimharajapura
Pincode 577134
Area (hectares) 674.42 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 176
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nerlukoppa compares

By the 2011 count Nerlukoppa is the 46th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 674.42 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Nerlukoppa

Nerlukoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nerlukoppa 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 Nerlukoppa from other places

Nerlukoppa lies about 50 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Masarahalli, about 50 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 Nerlukoppa
Tehsil headquarters Narasimharajapura 18 km
Nearest town Someshwar 32 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 50 km
Nearest railway station Masarahalli 50 km

Villages closest to Nerlukoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerlukoppa village had a population of 342. That makes it the 46th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Nerlukoppa village has 176 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerlukoppa has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Nerlukoppa is 577134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nerlukoppa covers 674.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nerlukoppa falls under Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nerlukoppa is Masarahalli, about 50 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 Nerlukoppa.

Nerlukoppa is about 50 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nerlukoppa is in Narasimharajapura tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Narasimharajapura is about 18 km away. Someshwar is about 32 km away. Chikmagalur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalapura (7.2 km), Kanur (7.5 km) and Bale (9.1 km).

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

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