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About Godekoppa Village

Godekoppa is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 82 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Godekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Godekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577417
Area (hectares) 337.87 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 82
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Godekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Godekoppa is the 176th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 337.87 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1029.

Getting to Godekoppa

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

Godekoppa lies about 61 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Sagar Jambagaru, about 15 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 Godekoppa
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 14 km
Nearest town Sāgar 14 km
Nearest railway station Sagar Jambagaru 15 km
District headquarters Shimoga 61 km

Villages closest to Godekoppa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagar 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 Godekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Godekoppa village had a population of 182. That makes it the 176th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Godekoppa village has 82 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Godekoppa has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Godekoppa is 577417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Godekoppa covers 337.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Godekoppa falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Godekoppa is Sagar Jambagaru, about 15 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 village for Godekoppa.

Godekoppa is about 61 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Godekoppa is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Sagar is about 14 km away. Sāgar is about 14 km away. Sagar Jambagaru is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ginivara (1.5 km), Gulehalli (1.5 km) and Satalalu (2.0 km).

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

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