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About Kopparige Village

Kopparige is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 79 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kopparige Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kopparige village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577421
Area (hectares) 359.93 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 79
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kopparige compares

By the 2011 count Kopparige is the 182nd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 359.93 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kopparige

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

Kopparige lies about 78 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 10 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 Kopparige
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 17 km
Nearest town Sāgar 17 km
District headquarters Shimoga 78 km

Villages closest to Kopparige

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 Kopparige

As per the Census of India 2011, Kopparige village had a population of 163. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Kopparige village has 79 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kopparige has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Kopparige is 577421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kopparige covers 359.93 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.

Kopparige falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kopparige is Talaguppa, about 10 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 Kopparige.

Kopparige is about 78 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kopparige is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 10 km away. Sagar is about 17 km away. Sāgar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Henagere (1.6 km), Banumane (4.8 km) and Nitlihalethota (5.2 km).

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

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