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About Kotipura Village

Kotipura is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 451 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotipura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 577427
Area (hectares) 403.53 hectares
Population 894
Male Population 451
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotipura compares

By the 2011 count Kotipura is the 86th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 403.53 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kotipura

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

Kotipura lies about 47 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Adderi, about 19 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 Kotipura
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 7.5 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Adderi 19 km
District headquarters Shimoga 47 km

Villages closest to Kotipura

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 Kotipura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotipura village had a population of 894. That makes it the 86th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Kotipura village has 451 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotipura has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kotipura is 577427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotipura covers 403.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotipura falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kotipura is Adderi, about 19 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 Kotipura.

Kotipura is about 47 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotipura is in Shikarpur tehsil of Shimoga district. Shikarpur is about 7.5 km away. Shikaripura is about 7.5 km away. Adderi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amtekoppa (under 2 km), Kappanahalli (under 2 km) and Hirekalavathi (under 2 km).

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

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