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About Shunti Koppa Village

Shunti Koppa is a small village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 184 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shunti Koppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shunti Koppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Hosanagara
Pincode 577412
Area (hectares) 248.2 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 184
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Shunti Koppa compares

By the 2011 count Shunti Koppa is the 111th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 248.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Shunti Koppa

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

Shunti Koppa lies about 44 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 8.9 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 Shunti Koppa
Nearest railway station Anandapuram 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosanagara 15 km
Nearest town Sāgar 24 km
District headquarters Shimoga 44 km

Villages closest to Shunti 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 Shunti Koppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shunti Koppa village had a population of 370. That makes it the 111th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Shunti Koppa village has 184 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shunti Koppa has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Shunti Koppa covers 248.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shunti Koppa is Anandapuram, about 8.9 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 Shunti Koppa.

Shunti Koppa is about 44 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shunti Koppa is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 8.9 km away. Hosanagara is about 15 km away. Sāgar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dombekoppa (1.6 km), Harathalu (1.7 km) and Balur (2.1 km).

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

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