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About Dombekoppa Village

Dombekoppa is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 150 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dombekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dombekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 282.61 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 150
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dombekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Dombekoppa is the 122nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 282.61 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dombekoppa

Dombekoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dombekoppa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dombekoppa from other places

Dombekoppa lies about 45 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 9.0 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 Dombekoppa
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 15 km
Nearest town Sāgar 22 km
District headquarters Shimoga 45 km

Villages closest to Dombekoppa

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 Dombekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dombekoppa village had a population of 315. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Dombekoppa village has 150 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dombekoppa has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dombekoppa is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dombekoppa covers 282.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dombekoppa falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dombekoppa is Anandapuram, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dombekoppa.

Dombekoppa is about 45 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dombekoppa is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 9.0 km away. Hosanagara is about 15 km away. Sāgar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alageri Mandri (under 2 km), Shunti Koppa (1.6 km) and Harathalu (1.9 km).

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

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