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About Hunsekoppa Village

Hunsekoppa is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 335 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunsekoppa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunsekoppa village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577214
Area (hectares) 283.42 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 335
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunsekoppa compares

By the 2011 count Hunsekoppa is the 105th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 283.42 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hunsekoppa

Hunsekoppa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hunsekoppa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hunsekoppa from other places

Hunsekoppa lies about 36 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Kumsi, 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 Hunsekoppa
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 11 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 11 km
Nearest railway station Kumsi 15 km
District headquarters Shimoga 36 km

Villages closest to Hunsekoppa

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 Hunsekoppa

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunsekoppa village had a population of 655. That makes it the 105th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Hunsekoppa village has 335 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunsekoppa has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hunsekoppa is 577214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunsekoppa covers 283.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunsekoppa falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunsekoppa is Kumsi, 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 <5 km distance for Hunsekoppa.

Hunsekoppa is about 36 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunsekoppa is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 11 km away. Shikaripura is about 11 km away. Kumsi 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 Hithala (under 2 km), Madravalli (under 2 km) and Arasinagere (2.1 km).

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

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