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About Malkankoppa Village

Malkankoppa is a mid sized village in Kalghatgi tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,672, made up of 856 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malkankoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malkankoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Kalghatgi
Pincode 581212
Area (hectares) 394.27 hectares
Population 1,672
Male Population 856
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malkankoppa compares

By the 2011 count Malkankoppa is the 28th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 394.27 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Malkankoppa

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

Malkankoppa lies about 33 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Hubballi South, about 24 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 Malkankoppa
Tehsil headquarters Kalghatgi 7.7 km
Nearest town Hubballi 23 km
Nearest railway station Hubballi South 24 km
District headquarters Dharwad 33 km

Villages closest to Malkankoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Malkankoppa village had a population of 1,672. That makes it the 28th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Malkankoppa village has 856 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malkankoppa has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Malkankoppa is 581212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malkankoppa covers 394.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malkankoppa falls under Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Malkankoppa is Hubballi South, about 24 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 village for Malkankoppa.

Malkankoppa is about 33 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malkankoppa is in Kalghatgi tehsil of Dharwad district. Kalghatgi is about 7.7 km away. Hubballi is about 23 km away. Hubballi South is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jinnur (under 2 km), Hindasgeri (2.4 km) and Tabakadhonnihalli (2.6 km).

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

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