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About Somenakoppa Village

Somenakoppa is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 31 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Somenakoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Somenakoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Bhadravati
Pincode 577245
Area (hectares) 26.53 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 31
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Somenakoppa compares

By the 2011 count Somenakoppa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents. Its 26.53 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Somenakoppa

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

Somenakoppa lies about 4.7 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kotegangoor, about 2.1 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 Somenakoppa
Nearest railway station Kotegangoor 2.1 km
District headquarters Shimoga 4.7 km
Nearest town Shivamogga 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 22 km

Villages closest to Somenakoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Somenakoppa village had a population of 68. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,412 residents.

Somenakoppa village has 31 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Somenakoppa has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Somenakoppa is 577245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Somenakoppa covers 26.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Somenakoppa falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Somenakoppa is Kotegangoor, about 2.1 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 Somenakoppa.

Somenakoppa is about 4.7 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Somenakoppa is in Bhadravati tehsil of Shimoga district. Kotegangoor is about 2.1 km away. Shimoga is about 4.7 km away. Shivamogga is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumanthapura (5.9 km), Basavapura (9.6 km) and Hosahalli (9.9 km).

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

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