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About Shuntikoppa Village

Shuntikoppa is a large village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,325, made up of 1,129 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1752.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shuntikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shuntikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577401
Area (hectares) 1752.32 hectares
Population 2,325
Male Population 1,129
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shuntikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Shuntikoppa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 1752.32 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Shuntikoppa

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

Shuntikoppa lies about 76 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kanale, about 11 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 Shuntikoppa
Nearest railway station Kanale 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 17 km
Nearest town Sāgar 17 km
District headquarters Shimoga 76 km

Villages closest to Shuntikoppa

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 Shuntikoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shuntikoppa village had a population of 2,325. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Shuntikoppa village has 1,129 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shuntikoppa has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Shuntikoppa is 577401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shuntikoppa covers 1752.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shuntikoppa falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shuntikoppa is Kanale, about 11 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 Shuntikoppa.

Shuntikoppa is about 76 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shuntikoppa is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Kanale is about 11 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 Chikkanellur (4.0 km), Hirenellur (4.8 km) and Adagalale (5.0 km).

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

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