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About Koranakote Village

Koranakote is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 81 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koranakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koranakote village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577448
Area (hectares) 400.06 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 81
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koranakote compares

By the 2011 count Koranakote is the 158th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 400.06 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Koranakote

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

Koranakote lies about 64 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kundapura, about 37 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 Koranakote
Nearest town Someshwar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 32 km
Nearest railway station Kundapura 37 km
District headquarters Shimoga 64 km

Villages closest to Koranakote

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 Koranakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Koranakote village had a population of 168. That makes it the 158th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Koranakote village has 81 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koranakote has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Koranakote covers 400.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koranakote falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Koranakote is Kundapura, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Koranakote.

Koranakote is about 64 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koranakote is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Someshwar is about 15 km away. Hosanagara is about 32 km away. Kundapura is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirathotlu (2.8 km), Ulthiga (3.6 km) and Hummadagallu (5.8 km).

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

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