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About Bori Koppa Village

Bori Koppa is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 46 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bori Koppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bori Koppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577418
Area (hectares) 124.93 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 46
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bori Koppa compares

By the 2011 count Bori Koppa is the 170th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 124.93 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Bori Koppa

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

Bori Koppa lies about 48 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kenchanalu, about 25 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 Bori Koppa
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 11 km
Nearest railway station Kenchanalu 25 km
Nearest town Sāgar 38 km
District headquarters Shimoga 48 km

Villages closest to Bori Koppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bori Koppa village had a population of 87. That makes it the 170th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Bori Koppa village has 46 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bori Koppa has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bori Koppa is 577418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bori Koppa covers 124.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bori Koppa falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bori Koppa is Kenchanalu, about 25 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 Bori Koppa.

Bori Koppa is about 48 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bori Koppa is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Hosanagara is about 11 km away. Kenchanalu is about 25 km away. Sāgar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonale (under 2 km), Billodi (1.6 km) and Kolagi (1.9 km).

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

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