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About Bidarikoppa Village

Bidarikoppa is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 345 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidarikoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidarikoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577428
Area (hectares) 265.85 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 345
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bidarikoppa compares

By the 2011 count Bidarikoppa is the 100th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 265.85 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bidarikoppa

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

Bidarikoppa lies about 58 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 35 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 Bidarikoppa
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 15 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 15 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 35 km
District headquarters Shimoga 58 km

Villages closest to Bidarikoppa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidarikoppa village had a population of 692. That makes it the 100th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Bidarikoppa village has 345 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidarikoppa has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bidarikoppa is 577428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidarikoppa covers 265.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bidarikoppa falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bidarikoppa is Adderi, about 35 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 Bidarikoppa.

Bidarikoppa is about 58 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidarikoppa is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 15 km away. Shikaripura is about 15 km away. Adderi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadapura (under 2 km), Adaganti (under 2 km) and Thadasanahalli (2.8 km).

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

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