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About Kattekoppa Village

Kattekoppa is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 91 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1793.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577448
Area (hectares) 1793.8 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 91
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kattekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Kattekoppa is the 153rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 1793.8 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 Kattekoppa

Kattekoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kattekoppa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kattekoppa from other places

Kattekoppa lies about 56 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Arasalu, about 42 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 Kattekoppa
Nearest town Someshwar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 29 km
Nearest railway station Arasalu 42 km
District headquarters Shimoga 56 km

Villages closest to Kattekoppa

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 Kattekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattekoppa village had a population of 194. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Kattekoppa village has 91 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattekoppa has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kattekoppa is 577448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattekoppa covers 1793.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kattekoppa falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kattekoppa is Arasalu, about 42 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 - 10 km distance for Kattekoppa.

Kattekoppa is about 56 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattekoppa is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Someshwar is about 20 km away. Hosanagara is about 29 km away. Arasalu is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavari (3.7 km), Byse (3.9 km) and Nirathotlu (5.4 km).

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

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